反射

Chinese

		wrong side out or up; anti-	radio- (chem.); shoot
trad. (反射)		反	射
simp. ^#(反射)		反	射

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǎnshè

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan² se⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fán-sa

(Hailu, HRS): fan^ˊ sha^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hoán-siā

(Teochew, Peng'im): huêng² sia⁷ / huang² sia⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǎnshè
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǎnshè
  - Wade–Giles: fan³-shê⁴
  - Yale: fǎn-shè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: faansheh
  - Palladius: фаньшэ (fanʹšɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan² se⁶
  - Yale: fáan seh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan² se⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan² sé⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn³⁵ sɛː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fán-sa
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˋ sa
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fan³ sa⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fan³¹ sa⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fan^ˊ sha^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /fan²⁴⁻³³ ʃa³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoán-siā
  - Tâi-lô: huán-siā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoafnsia
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sia⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sia³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huêng² sia⁷ / huang² sia⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huéng siā / huáng siā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hueŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sia¹¹/, /huaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sia¹¹/

Verb

反射

to reflect

Synonyms

映 (yìng)
照 (zhào)

Noun

反射

(physics) reflection (from a mirror, etc.)
(biology) reflex (automatic response from an organism)
(computing) reflection

Derived terms

亂反射 / 乱反射 (luànfǎnshè)
全內反射 / 全内反射 (quánnèifǎnshè)
全反射 (quánfǎnshè)
制約反射 / 制约反射 (zhìyuē fǎnshè)
反射弧 (fǎnshèhú)
反射角 (fǎnshèjiǎo)
條件反射 / 条件反射 (tiáojiàn fǎnshè)
漫反射 (mànfǎnshè)
鏡面反射 / 镜面反射 (jìngmiàn fǎnshè)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (反射):

→ Japanese: 反射(はんしゃ) (hansha)
→ Korean: 반사(反射) (bansa)
→ Vietnamese: phản xạ (反射)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反	射
はん Grade: 3	しゃ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はんしゃ [hàńshá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [hã̠ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

反(はん)射(しゃ) • (hansha)

reflection, reverberation
reflex (automatic response)

Derived terms

反射的(はんしゃてき) (hanshateki, “reflective”)
反射角(はんしゃかく) (hanshakaku, “angle of reflection”)

Verb

反(はん)射(しゃ)する • (hansha suru) transitive or intransitive suru (stem 反(はん)射(しゃ)し (hansha shi), past 反(はん)射(しゃ)した (hansha shita))

reflect, light, sound, radio waves, etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "反射する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	反射し	はんしゃし	hansha shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	反射し	はんしゃし	hansha shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	反射する	はんしゃする	hansha suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	反射する	はんしゃする	hansha suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	反射すれ	はんしゃすれ	hansha sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	反射せよ¹ 反射しろ²	はんしゃせよ¹ はんしゃしろ²	hansha seyo¹ hansha shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	反射される	はんしゃされる	hansha sareru
Causative	反射させる反射さす	はんしゃさせるはんしゃさす	hansha saseru hansha sasu
Potential	反射できる	はんしゃできる	hansha dekiru
Volitional	反射しよう	はんしゃしよう	hansha shiyō
Negative	反射しない	はんしゃしない	hansha shinai
Negative continuative	反射せず	はんしゃせず	hansha sezu
Formal	反射します	はんしゃします	hansha shimasu
Perfective	反射した	はんしゃした	hansha shita
Conjunctive	反射して	はんしゃして	hansha shite
Hypothetical conditional	反射すれば	はんしゃすれば	hansha sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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

“反射”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
反	射

Noun

反射 • (bansa) (hangeul 반사)

hanja form^? of 반사 (“reflection”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
反	射

Noun

反射

chữ Hán form of phản xạ (“reflex; response”)

Verb

反射

chữ Hán form of phản xạ (“to be reflected”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-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

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