Word Meaning に反して

にはんして nihanshite

に反して is read as にはんして (nihanshite) and means against.

Meaning

English

  1. against
  2. contrary to

Reading

Kana

にはんして

Romaji

nihanshite

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 61263 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

反対

はんたい

reverse

反発

はんぱつ

rally (e.g. in stock prices)

反戦

はんせん

anti-war

違反

いはん

violation

反動

はんどう

reaction

反論

はんろん

objection

はん

anti-

反感

はんかん

antipathy

反映

はんえい

reflection (of light)

反する

はんする

to act contrary to (rules or guidelines)

反作用

はんさよう

reaction

反日

はんにち

anti-Japanese

Example Sentences

6

Contrary to expectations, they won with ease.

Contrary to all expectations, I scored well on the test.

This was done against my will.

She cremated him against his wishes.

No one can force you to do anything against your will.

This result means, contrary to prior expectations, that the number of variables does not affect the processing speed.