はん
反
ぱつ
発

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal.
  2. rebounding, recoiling, repulsion.
  3. rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
反
ぱつ
発
 反発 はんぱつ ✔
はん
反
ぱつ
撥
 反撥 はんぱつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

anti-
ハン　タン　そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
departure, discharge, publish
ハツ　ホツ　た.つ (3rd, N4)
dotted tent radical (no. 105)
ハツ (Kentei 1)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)