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反省

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

反省 — “reflection, self-examination, reconsideration”

反省 (read はんせい) means reflection, self-examination, reconsideration. It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list.

Reading

はんせい

Meaning

reflection, self-examination, reconsideration

反省 in a sentence

自分じぶんの行動こうどうを反省はんせいする。

I reflect on my own actions.

The kanji in 反省

反opposite, reverse
省ministry; to omit

Words that share a kanji with 反省

反対するはんたいする— to oppose, to object
違反いはん— violation, breach
反抗はんこう— rebellion, defiance, resistance
反るかえる— to warp, to bend back, to curve
反映はんえい— reflection, reflecting (in results)
省くはぶく— to omit, to leave out, to save (time/effort)
省略しょうりゃく— omission, abbreviation

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