Derived from the compound verb 跳ね返す (to bounce back, to repel). The noun form covers both the action of bouncing back and devices designed to prevent splashing.
Common collocations
- 跳ね返しが強い — strong rebound/bounce
- 水の跳ね返し — water splashback
- 油の跳ね返し — oil splatter
- 泥跳ね返し — mudflap; mud guard
Similar words
- 反発 — repulsion; rebound (more abstract or scientific)
- 跳ね返す — to bounce back; to repel (the verb form)
- 飛び散り — scattering; spattering