Meaning

Primary

A Reaction

Alternatives

Reaction, A Response, Response

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Whoops, this one comes out weird. You have anti respond though the meaning of this word is a reaction. Maybe you're "anti respond" but you have no choice, you have to give a response despite that fact?

Reading

はんのう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is all good and merry, but the reading gets a bit wonky, turning おう into のう. This is probably because it's just way easier to say はんのう and sounds basically the same too. So, はんおう goes to はんのう and everyone's happy. Do you have a response?

Context

Context Sentences

で、それに対して、お母さんはどんな反応だったの?

And what was your mother's reaction to that?

反応しないアプリケーションを強制終了する方法を教えてくれませんか?

Could you tell me how to force quit an unresponsive application, please?

医者から、日本語の勉強に拒絶反応を起こしていると診断されました。

The doctor diagnosed me with an acute rejection of Japanese language study.

Kanji Composition