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却って
かえって
N2
adverb
usually kana
Meanings
1
on the contrary
2
rather
3
instead
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Kanji in this word
却
Instead, On The Contrary, Rather
7 strokes
More words with
却
売却
ばいきゃく ·
selling off
冷却
れいきゃく ·
cooling
棄却
ききゃく ·
rejection
償却
しょうきゃく ·
repayment
返却
へんきゃく ·
return of something
脱却
だっきゃく ·
ridding oneself
Full entry on Jisho
焼却
しょうきゃく ·
incineration
忘却
ぼうきゃく ·
lapse of memory
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