Vocabulary

What does 反抗 (はんこう, hankou) mean?

反抗 (はんこう, hankou) means resistance, defiance.

Quick facts
Readingはんこう
Romajihankou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
はんこう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhankou

resistance, defiance

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive opposition; resistance; insubordination

Example sentences

  • He rebelled against his teacher.

  • My son is rebelling against his parents.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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