反響|はんきょうhankyou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbecho; reverberation
- 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.
- 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


