却

meaninginstead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat

On'yomi
キャク
Kun'yomi
かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける
Strokes
7
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#959 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

却
  • 売却ばいきゃくselling off
  • 冷却れいきゃくcooling
  • 償却しょうきゃくrepayment
  • 焼却しょうきゃくincineration
  • 脱却だっきゃくridding oneself
  • 棄却ききゃくrejection
  • 減価償却げんかしょうきゃくdepreciation
  • 返却へんきゃくreturn of something

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