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Japanese symbol for “contrary”

Romaji: hantai
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility

In Japanese, contrary is , read (hantai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent
  2. adj-no, n reverse; opposite; inverse; contrary

Kanji and stroke order

anti-
on: ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
kun: そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る
4 strokes · JLPT 2
vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “contrary”

WordReadingMeaning
うらはら uraharaopposite; reverse; contrary
うら uraopposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); contrary
あべこべ abekobecontrary; opposite; inverse
うらがえし uragaeshiflip side; opposite; contrary
はんめん hanmenone side; a half; the other side

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はんのう hannoureaction; response
いはん ihanviolation; offense; offence
はんぱつ hanpatsuopposition; rebellion; revolt
はんせい hanseireflection; reconsideration; introspection
はんらん hanraninsurrection; mutiny; rebellion
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “contrary”.

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.

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