See also: 反刍

Chinese

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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

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Verb

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反芻

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

Synonyms

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  • (to ruminate):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はん)(すう) (hansū

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

Verb

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(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

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Derived terms

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References

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