Japanese symbol for “reflexive”
反射的
はんしゃてき
Romaji: hanshateki
reflexive; reflecting
In Japanese, reflexive is 反射的, read はんしゃてき (hanshateki).
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Meanings
- adj-na reflexive; reflecting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reflexive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再帰用法 | さいきようほう saikiyouhou | (the) reflexive; reflexive usage |
| 再帰的 | さいきてき saikiteki | reflexive |
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 |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.