反目|はんもくhanmoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbenmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 反目する(はんもくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 反目します(はんもくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 反目しない(はんもくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 反目しません(はんもくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 反目せず・反目せぬ(はんもくせず・はんもくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 反目した(はんもくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 反目しました(はんもくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 反目しなかった(はんもくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 反目しませんでした(はんもくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 反目して(はんもくして) |
| Potential | 反目できる(はんもくできる) |
| Passive | 反目される(はんもくされる) |
| Causative | 反目させる(はんもくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 反目させられる(はんもくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 反目すれば(はんもくすれば) |
| tara | 反目したら(はんもくしたら) |
| Volitional | 反目しよう(はんもくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 反目しましょう(はんもくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 反目しろ(はんもくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym敵対てきたいNeutralTreating the other party as an enemy and opposing them; the word itself carries a clear sense of enmity.
- Synonym確執かくしつNeutralLong-standing discord and grudges from neither side giving an inch; used of relatives, colleagues, factions. 「反目」 stresses mutual hostility.
- Related対抗たいこうNeutralRivalry or competition: vying to get the better of an opponent. 「反目」 instead points to a relationship that has soured, each side hostile to the other.
- Related対立たいりつNeutralOpposition between opinions or positions; neutral and objective, simply describing two sides as at odds.
- Antonym協調きょうちょうNeutralAntonym. Cooperation and harmony, with opposing sides compromising and working together — the opposite of the discord of 「反目」.
- Antonym和睦わぼくNeutralAntonym. Making peace and reconciling after a quarrel — the opposite of 「反目」.
Use 「反目」 when a relationship has deteriorated into mutual hostility, as in 「兄弟が反目する」. For long-smoldering grudges say 「確執」, for clashing positions 「対立」, for open enmity 「敵対」; the opposites are 「和睦」 and 「協調」. All six are neutral in register.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
- 仲が悪く、睨み合っていること。


