はん
反
すう
芻

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. rumination, regurgitation, chewing the cud.
  2. turning over in one's mind, thinking over (something), pondering, musing, rumination (about a subject).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はん
反
すう
芻
 反芻 はんすう
はん
反
　
す
　
う
 反すう はんすう

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 (8th, N1)
grass cutting, hay
スウ　シュウ　ス (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
grass, plants, grass radical (no. 140)
ソウ　くさ (Kentei 1)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ　サ　ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)