Kanji

却

Meaning

instead on the contrary rather

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • かえって
  • しりぞく
  • しりぞける

On'yomi

  • ばい きゃく selling off
  • き きゃく rejection
  • へん きゃく return of something

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

却
instead, on the contrary, rather...
かえ.って, しりぞ.く, キャク
去
gone, past, quit...
さ.る, -さ.る, キョ
土
soil, earth, ground...
つち, ド, ト
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ
卩
seal radical (no. 26)
わりふ, セツ

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