Japanese symbol for “musing”
反芻
はんすう
Romaji: hansuu
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud
In Japanese, musing is 反芻, read はんすう (hansuu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud
- n, vs, vt turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering; musing; rumination (about a subject)
Written forms: 反芻、反すう. Readings: はんすう.
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
| 乾芻 | かんすう kansuu | hay |
| 反芻類 | はんすうるい hansuurui | ruminant |
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.