反省

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
 
comprehend; introspect; visit
comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
trad. (反省)
simp. #(反省)

Pronunciation


Verb

反省

  1. to reflect on one's actions; to engage in self-examination; to do some soul-searching

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(せい) • (hansei) 

  1. reflection, introspection, meditation, contemplation
  2. reconsideration

Verb

(はん)(せい)する • (hansei suru) transitive suru (stem (はん)(せい) (hansei shi), past (はん)(せい)した (hansei shita))

  1. regret, reflect on one's actions, contemplate, search one's conscience

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

反省 • (banseong) (hangeul 반성)

  1. Hanja form? of 반성 (self-reflection).
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