Japanese symbol for “reactionaries”
反動派
はんどうは
Romaji: handouha
the reactionaries
In Japanese, reactionaries is 反動派, read はんどうは (handouha).
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Meanings
- n the reactionaries
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 |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 派遣 | はけん haken | dispatch; despatch; deployment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “reactionaries”.
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