Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 反芻(はんすう) in Japanese

反芻
Kana Reading
はんすう
Romaji
hansū
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    chewing the cud; rumination
    Example sentence
    改めて反芻してると、何だか恥ずかしいぞ。 Now that I think over it, it's somehow embarrassing.
  • Parts of speech
    noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    to ruminate on; to think over

Examples of 反芻, はんすう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

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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芻

10 strokes

grass cutting, hay

On'Yomi: スウ, シュウ, ス

Kun'Yomi: まぐさ

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