却
Instead, On The Contrary JLPT N1
7 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #959
Meaning
Instead, On The Contrary, Rather, Step Back, Withdraw, Retreat
Readings
On’yomiキャク kyaku
Kun’yomiかえ.って kaette、しりぞ.く shirizoku、しりぞ.ける shirizokeru
Radical
Components
- 去 — Gone
- 卩 (radical)
Example sentences
- その本を図書館へ返却しましたか。Did you take the book back to the library?
- 返却日を変更する事ができますか。Can I change the date of return?
- 軍は退却しなければならんかった。The army had to retreat.
Appears in
Loading the interactive stroke-order player… Browse all 2,136 kanji