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反作用 (はんさよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
reaction ; opposing effect ; backlash
Often used in physics for a reaction force opposite to an action, as in 作用と反作用. It can also describe a counter-reaction or unintended opposing effect in social or abstract contexts.
急きゅう 激げき な 改かい 革かく は 思おも わ ぬ 反はん 作さ 用よう を 生う ん だ 。
The rapid reforms produced an unexpected backlash.
Kanji 作 make, production, prepare 用 utilize, business, service Similar words 作さ 用よう 作用 is an action, operation, or effect; 反作用 is the reaction or opposing effect that occurs in response.
反はん 応のう 反応 is the more general word for a response or reaction, including human responses and chemical reactions; 反作用 emphasizes an opposing or counter effect.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound combining 反, associated with opposition or reversal, and 作用, meaning action, operation, or effect. The spelling transparently conveys an effect that occurs in response or opposition.
