反響|はんきょうhankyou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbecho; reverberation
    その部屋へやに彼かれの声こえが反響はんきょうした。↗
    The room echoes with his voice.
  2. nounresponse; reaction; repercussions; sensation; influence
Conjugation
Dictionary form反響する(はんきょうする)
Polite (masu)反響します(はんきょうします)
Negative (nai)反響しない(はんきょうしない)
polite (masen)反響しません(はんきょうしません)
classical zu / nu反響せず・反響せぬ(はんきょうせず・はんきょうせぬ)
Past (ta)反響した(はんきょうした)
polite (mashita)反響しました(はんきょうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)反響しなかった(はんきょうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)反響しませんでした(はんきょうしませんでした)
Te form反響して(はんきょうして)
Potential反響できる(はんきょうできる)
Passive反響される(はんきょうされる)
Causative反響させる(はんきょうさせる)
Causative passive反響させられる(はんきょうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)反響すれば(はんきょうすれば)
tara反響したら(はんきょうしたら)
Volitional反響しよう(はんきょうしよう)
polite (mashou)反響しましょう(はんきょうしましょう)
Imperative反響しろ(はんきょうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymエコーNeutralA loanword for an echo or reverberation, also an ultrasound scan; 「反響」 is mostly figurative, for the public response to something.
  • Synonym響くひびくNeutralWhen written 「響く」, this can also be read 「どよめく」 for a crowd stirring; 「響く」 is normally read 「ひびく」, for a sound echoing.
  • SynonymこだまNeutralAn echo in the mountains or valleys, or the tree spirit of legend; 「反響」 is mostly figurative, for the response something draws from society.
  • Synonym山彦やまびこNeutralThe echo that returns in the mountains, also a mountain deity of folklore, with a childlike, storybook feel; 「反響」 is mostly figurative for public response.
  • Synonym残響ざんきょうWrittenA written/formal prose word: the reverberation that lingers after the sound itself has stopped; an audio term. 「反響」 usually means the public response.
  • RelatedどよめくNeutralA verb: a crowd erupts or stirs noisily. 「反響」 is a noun for the response itself.
  • Related反応はんのうNeutralA broad word for any reaction to a stimulus, physical or otherwise; 「反響」 centers on the public echo or stir something causes.
  • Related響き渡るひびきわたるNeutralSaid of a sound echoing out and filling the whole space; 「反響」 centers on the response that comes back from others.
  • Related鳴り響くなりひびくNeutralA sound resounds far and wide, and by extension fame spreads; 「反響」 centers on the response that comes back from others.
  • Related轟くとどろくNeutralA roar, rumble or boom, by extension a name becoming famous; 「反響」 centers on the response that comes back from others.
  • Related鳴り渡るなりわたるNeutralA sound or voice carries far and wide; 「反響」 centers on the response from society.
  • Antonym沈黙ちんもくNeutralAlso opposite to 「反響」 in whether a response comes: saying nothing, staying silent.
  • Antonym無反応むはんのうNeutralOpposite to 「反響」 on whether a response exists at all: no reaction to calls or stimuli.
  • AntonymしじまWrittenAn elegant written/formal prose word for deep stillness; it opposes 「反響」 in terms of sound versus silence.

「反響」 covers both a physical echo and, more often, the response or stir something gets from society, such as reader feedback. For an echo in the mountains use 「山彦」 or 「木霊」; for audio reverberation use 「エコー」 or 「残響」; for a reaction to a stimulus use 「反応」. The resounding verbs describe the sound or commotion itself, not the response. The opposites are 「無反応」 and 「沈黙」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 音波おんぱが物体ぶったいに衝突しょうとつして跳ね返はねかえって来きて聞きこえること。
  2. 発表はっぴょうされた物事ものごとに対たいしての世間せけんの反応はんのう。
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