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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