instead, 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
Parts
卩厶土similar kanji →
JLPT N27 strokesSecondary#959 most commonU+5374

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7 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 却

  • 棄却ききゃくrejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciationN5
  • 却ってかえってon the contrary; rather; instead; all the moreN5
  • 却下きゃっかrejection; dismissalN5
  • 減価償却げんかしょうきゃくdepreciationN5
  • 償却しょうきゃくrepayment; redemptionN5
  • 焼却しょうきゃくincineration; destruction by fireN5
  • 退却たいきゃくretreat; withdrawal; retirementN5
  • 脱却だっきゃくridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowingN5
  • 売却ばいきゃくselling off; disposal by sale; saleN5
  • 返却へんきゃくreturn of something; repaymentN5
  • 忘却ぼうきゃくlapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivionN5
  • 冷却れいきゃくcooling; refrigerationN5
  • 消却しょうきゃくerasure; effacementN3
  • 没却ぼっきゃくignoring; losing sight of (an objective); discardingN3
  • 閑却かんきゃくnegligence; disregardN3