反省
はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation- regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
Example sentences
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He reflected on his errors.
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He reflected on his own thoughts.
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She reflected on what she had done.
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She showed her regret over the serious mistake.
「ごめん、反省してる」「反省だけなら猿でもできるよ」
"I'm sorry. I reflected on what I did." "Reflected on what you did? That's something that even a monkey could do!"
More examples (5)
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A little reflection will show you that you are wrong.
日記をつけることで日々の生活に対する反省の機会を得ることにもなる。
Keeping a diary also gives us a chance to reflect on our daily life.
彼らは自身が犯した罪に対する反省はなく、次々と悪事を重ねています。
They show no remorse for their misdeeds, but continue to commit one crime after another.
人々が我々について言っていることが真実であることを反省してみると粛然とせざるをえない。
How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true!
そこで、子供らしさが、徐々に失われていく現状への反省から、教育制度や社会の仕組みといった根本的なものの見直しが、今、真剣に考えられるようになってきている。
The loss of childhood spontaneity has caused widespread concern, as well as calls for review of the nation's educational and social structures.