Kanji

却

instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

卩部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キャク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かえって, しりぞく, しりぞける

Common Readings

キャク

Example sentences

却下 きゃっか
彼の提案は、非現実的だとして会議で却下された。

His proposal was rejected at the meeting as being unrealistic.

問答無用 もんどうむよう
彼は問答無用と言わんばかりに、私の提案を却下した。

He rejected my proposal as if to say there was no use in further discussion.

返却 へんきゃく
図書館に本を期限までに返却してください。

Please return the books to the library by the deadline.

預かり あずかり
フロントでお預かりしていた荷物を返却した。

I returned the luggage that I was keeping at the front desk.

退却 たいきゃく
敵の攻撃を受けて、部隊は退却した

Under enemy attack, the troops retreated.

殿 しんがり
彼は退却する軍の殿を務めた。

He served as the rear guard for the retreating army.

忘却 ぼうきゃく
その出来事は忘却の彼方へと消え去った。

The event faded into the distance of oblivion.

売却 ばいきゃく
古くなった社用車を売却して、新しいモデルを購入した。

We sold our old company cars and purchased a new model.

窮余 きゅうよ
資金繰りに苦しんだ彼は、窮余の一策として自宅を売却した。

Struggling with cash flow, he sold his house as a last resort.

却って かえって
親切で言ったつもりが、却って彼を怒らせてしまった

I meant to be kind, but on the contrary I just made him angry.

Example Vocabulary

却下

きゃっか

rejection; dismissal

返却

へんきゃく

return; restoration; giving back

退却

たいきゃく

retreat; withdrawal

忘却

ぼうきゃく

oblivion; forgetting

売却

ばいきゃく

selling off, sale, disposal

冷却

れいきゃく

却って

かえって

on the contrary; rather

焼却

しょうきゃく

incineration; burning

脱却

だっきゃく

breaking away; shaking off; growing out of

焼却炉

しょうきゃくろ

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