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opposition 反
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| Explanation |
If a hand 又 stands opposite me like a cliff 厂, it is “opposition”.
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Used in these characters:
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反
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| anti-, against, opposition
soru, HAN, TAN
反
厂
又
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Left: cliff 厂, right: hand 又
Climbing the cliff by hands only: I am against it.
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坂
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| slope, hill
saka, HAN
土
反
厂
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Left: earth 土, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The earth opposes to be a slope or hill. (It likes to distribute flatly.)
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板
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| board, sheet, panel
ita, HAN, BAN
木
厂
反
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Left: tree 木, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
The tree is opposing against becoming a board.
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返
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| return, replace
kaesu/ru, HEN
辶
反
厂
又
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Left: movement 辶, right: against/opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
A movement into the 'opposite' means to return.
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飯
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JLPT 4Joyo 4 |
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| a meal, boiled rice
meshi, HAN
食
反
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Left: food 食 (cover  on good 良 food), right: against, opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!)
Food? I'm opposing unless it's boiled rice.
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仮
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| temporary, false, interim, sham
kari, KA, KE
亻
反
厂
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Left: person 亻/人, right: against 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
The person is against it, but only temporarily.
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版
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| publication, print, edition, block of printing
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Left: part, fragment 片 (tree, halved vertically, here: relief of a printing block), right: against, opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
The printing block is (pushed) "against" for printing the publication.
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販
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| marketing, sell, trade
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Left: shell/money 貝, right: against, opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing)
Money (= the price) is an antagonist to marketing.
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阪
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| hill, heights, slope, incline
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Left: hill 阝, right: opposition 反 (Climbing the cliff 厂 by hand 又? I am opposing!) (cf.坂)
The hill has opposition, because it is a hill.
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