Japanese symbol for “antagonize”
反感を買う
はんかんをかう
Romaji: hankan'okau
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
In Japanese, antagonize is 反感を買う, read はんかんをかう (hankan'okau).
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Meanings
- exp, v5u to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “antagonize”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敵に回す | てきにまわす tekinimawasu | to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 反応 | はんのう hannou | reaction; response |
| 違反 | いはん ihan | violation; offense; offence |
| 反発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | opposition; rebellion; revolt |
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection; reconsideration; introspection |
| 反乱 | はんらん hanran | insurrection; mutiny; rebellion |
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling; sense; impression |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks; gratitude; appreciation |
| 買う | かう kau | to buy; to purchase |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.