造反|ぞうはんzouhan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbrebellion
Conjugation
Dictionary form造反する(ぞうはんする)
Polite (masu)造反します(ぞうはんします)
Negative (nai)造反しない(ぞうはんしない)
polite (masen)造反しません(ぞうはんしません)
classical zu / nu造反せず・造反せぬ(ぞうはんせず・ぞうはんせぬ)
Past (ta)造反した(ぞうはんした)
polite (mashita)造反しました(ぞうはんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)造反しなかった(ぞうはんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)造反しませんでした(ぞうはんしませんでした)
Te form造反して(ぞうはんして)
Potential造反できる(ぞうはんできる)
Passive造反される(ぞうはんされる)
Causative造反させる(ぞうはんさせる)
Causative passive造反させられる(ぞうはんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)造反すれば(ぞうはんすれば)
tara造反したら(ぞうはんしたら)
Volitional造反しよう(ぞうはんしよう)
polite (mashou)造反しましょう(ぞうはんしましょう)
Imperative造反しろ(ぞうはんしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym反逆はんぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for betraying one's lord, state, or authority; 「造反」 centres on action taken against a system or leadership.
  • Synonym反乱はんらんWrittenWritten/formal prose for armed rebellion on a large scale, as in 「反乱軍」; 「造反」 need not involve force.
  • Synonym謀反むほんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a vassal rising in revolt, mostly historical, as in 「謀反を起こす」; 「造反」 targets a system or its leadership.
  • Synonym反発はんぱつNeutralNeutral: aversion or resistance, also a rebound (e.g. in stock prices); 「造反」 is actually acting in opposition.
  • Related反抗はんこうNeutralNeutral and common in daily use: defiance of elders or authority, as in 「反抗期」; 「造反」 is action against a system or leadership.
  • Related背反はいはんWrittenWritten/formal prose for defying a command or for self-contradiction; 「造反」 is opposing the leadership.
  • Related乱逆らんぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose for armed rebellion; in everyday speech 「反乱」 is used instead.
  • Antonym服従ふくじゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for obedience and submission — the direct opposite of 「造反」.

Use 「造反」 for action opposing a system or leadership, as in 「造反議員」. For armed rebellion pick 「反乱」, for betraying a lord or regime 「反逆」, for defying authority 「反抗」; the opposite is 「服従」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 体制たいせいや指導しどう部ぶの方針ほうしんに反対はんたいする行動こうどうをとること。
  2. 体制たいせいに反対はんたいする。
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