Japanese symbol for “reflectance”

反射率

はんしゃりつ

Romaji: hansharitsu

reflectance

In Japanese, reflectance is 反射率, read はんしゃりつ (hansharitsu).

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Meanings

n reflectance

Kanji and stroke order

反

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

射

shoot, shine into, onto

on: シャ
kun: い.る、さ.す、う.つ

10 strokes · JLPT 1

率

ratio, rate, proportion

on: ソツ、リツ、シュツ
kun: ひき.いる

11 strokes · JLPT 2

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
注射	ちゅうしゃ chuusha	injection; jab; shot
放射能	ほうしゃのう houshanou	radioactivity
効率	こうりつ kouritsu	efficiency

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.