却 kanji — Instead, On The Contrary, Rather | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

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却 kanji — Instead, On The Contrary, Rather | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

却

Instead, On The Contrary, Rather, Step Back, Withdraw, Retreat

7 strokes

On readings 音読み

きゃく

Kun readings 訓読み

かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける

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Words using 却

却ってかえってon the contraryN2 棄却ききゃくrejection 減価償却げんかしょうきゃくdepreciation 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 売却ばいきゃくselling off 返却へんきゃくreturn of something 忘却ぼうきゃくlapse of memory 冷却れいきゃくcooling

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