Illustration: On the enclosed veranda of a Japanese house, a child tilts a small hand mirror into a narrow shaft of sunlight coming through a gap in the curtains. The incoming light meets the mirror and redirects across the room, forming a bright patch on the opposite wall.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

反はん射しゃ

hansha

to reflect

Example sentences

水みずは光ひかりを反射はんしゃする。
Water reflects light.
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鏡かがみは光ひかりを反射はんしゃする。
A mirror reflects light.
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月つきの光ひかりが湖みずうみに反射はんしゃしていた。
The moonlight reflected on the lake.
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Kanji in 反射

反anti-Onハン・ホン・タンKunそる・そらす・かえす
射shoot; shine intoOnシャKunいる・さす・うつ

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