反芻

See also: 反刍

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
surname; cut grass; hay
surname; cut grass; hay; straw; fodder
 
trad. (反芻)
simp. (反刍)
alternative forms 反蒭

Pronunciation


Verb

反芻

  1. to ruminate; to chew the cud
  2. (figurative) to meditate on; to mull over (past events)

Synonyms

  • (to ruminate):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (反芻):
  • Japanese: 反芻(はんすう) (hansū)
  • Korean: 반추(反芻) (banchu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
すう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
反すう

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んすう [hàńsúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɰ̃sɨː]

Noun

(はん)(すう) • (hansū

  1. (of cows, etc...) rumination, regurgitation
  2. (figurative) meditating on, pondering

Verb

(はん)(すう)する • (hansū surusuru (stem (はん)(すう) (hansū shi), past (はん)(すう)した (hansū shita))

  1. to ruminate, to chew the cud
  2. to meditate on, to think over

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN