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 surutransitive 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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

反省 • (banseong) (hangeul 반성)

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