noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent.

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. reverse, opposite, inverse, contrary.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
反対 はんたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

anti-
ハン タン そり (3rd, N3)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
vis-a-vis, opposite, even
タイ つし ツイ (3rd, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)