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却
JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

却 (instead, on the contrary, rather)

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 卩
  • #959 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
キャク
Kun'yomi 訓読み
かえ.ってしりぞ.くしりぞ.ける

Example words & Vocabulary

却ってかえって
on the contrary,rather,all the more,instead
返却へんきゃく
return
忘却ぼうきゃく
forgetfulness
棄却ききゃく
rejection

Example sentences 3

図書館としょかんに本ほんを返却へんきゃくしたよ。

I returned the book to the library.

返却へんきゃく日びを変更へんこうできますか。

Can I change the date of return?

彼かれは私わたしの申請しんせいを却下きゃっかした。

He turned down my application.

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