造反|ぞうはんzouhan[0]heiban (flat)
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- 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.
- 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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