却instead

却

Kaetteかえって

instead

Kyakuきゃく

Examples

却下きゃっかrejection

売却ばいきゃくselling off

却 (Kaette) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “instead, on the contrary, rather”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 7 strokes.

On'yomi

キャクKyaku

Kun'yomi

かえ.ってKaette
しりぞ.くShirizoku
しりぞ.けるShirizokeru

JLPT: N1
Strokes: 7
Taught in: secondary school

Example words with 却

却下きゃっかrejection
売却ばいきゃくselling off
退却たいきゃくretreat

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