反射|はんしゃhansha[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, physicsreflection; reverberation
- noun, physiologyreflex; reflexes
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 反射する(はんしゃする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 反射します(はんしゃします) |
| Negative (nai) | 反射しない(はんしゃしない) |
| polite (masen) | 反射しません(はんしゃしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 反射せず・反射せぬ(はんしゃせず・はんしゃせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 反射した(はんしゃした) |
| polite (mashita) | 反射しました(はんしゃしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 反射しなかった(はんしゃしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 反射しませんでした(はんしゃしませんでした) |
| Te form | 反射して(はんしゃして) |
| Potential | 反射できる(はんしゃできる) |
| Passive | 反射される(はんしゃされる) |
| Causative | 反射させる(はんしゃさせる) |
| Causative passive | 反射させられる(はんしゃさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 反射すれば(はんしゃすれば) |
| tara | 反射したら(はんしゃしたら) |
| Volitional | 反射しよう(はんしゃしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 反射しましょう(はんしゃしましょう) |
| Imperative | 反射しろ(はんしゃしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym照り返してりかえしNeutralNoun for sunlight and heat bounced back off the ground or pavement, as in 「アスファルトの照り返し」; colloquial. 「反射」 is broader and also covers physiological reflexes.
- Synonym反映はんえいNeutralNoun for something being reflected or made manifest, as in 「民意の反映」 or 「設定を反映する」; stresses the outward showing.
- Synonym反照はんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for light being reflected or the evening glow; rare in everyday use.
- Synonym返照へんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for reflected light or the setting sun, found mostly in poetry and literary prose.
- SynonymリフレクションNeutralLoanword for reflection, physical or as self-reflection; common in design and education, as in 「リフレクションを行う」.
- Synonym照り返すてりかえすNeutralVerb for light or heat being reflected, usable both intransitively and transitively, as in 「日差しを照り返す」; 「反射」 also covers reflexes.
- Related反射運動はんしゃうんどうNeutralNoun for a reflex action, used mainly in physiology; not used for light or sound.
- Related反射作用はんしゃさようNeutralNoun for the reflex mechanism, used mainly in physiology; close to 「反射運動」.
- Related映射えいしゃWrittenWritten/formal prose word for light or images shining and reflecting on a surface; rare.
- Antonym吸収きゅうしゅうNeutralAbsorption; the opposite of 「反射」.
- Antonym透過とうかNeutralTransmission through a material; the opposite of 「反射」.
Use 「反射」 for light or sound bouncing off a surface and for physiological reflexes, as in 「光の反射」 and 「条件反射」. Sunlight and heat radiating back off the ground is 「照り返し」; public opinion or settings being reflected is 「反映」. 「反射運動」 and 「反射作用」 are physiology terms, 「リフレクション」 a loanword used in design and education, and 「吸収」 and 「透過」 are the opposites.
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