却って (かえって) — on the contrary, rather, instead | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

on the contrary rather instead

Practice Writing

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Stroke: 1/0

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Component Analysis

on the contrary, rather, instead...

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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