Meaning of 反語(はんご) in Japanese

反語
Kana Reading
はんご
Romaji
hango
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    irony; rhetorical question; antonym; word in reverse

Related Kanji

語 JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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反 JLPT 3

4 strokes

anti-

On'Yomi: ハン, ホン, タン, ホ

Kun'Yomi: そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る

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