却

instead
on the contrary
rather
step back
withdraw
retreat

On'yomi: キャク
Kun'yomi: かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける
Strokes: 7
Radical: 卩 (#26)
School grade: secondary (jōyō)
Frequency: #959 in newspapers

Words with 却

却って

かえって

on the contrary; rather; all the more

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import { findKanji } from 'kotowa';
findKanji('却');

{
  "character": "却",
  "level": "N1",
  "strokes": 7,
  "grade": 8,
  "freq": 959,
  "radical": "卩",
  "radical_number": 26,
  "onyomi": [
    "キャク"
  ],
  "kunyomi": [
    "かえ.って",
    "しりぞ.く",
    "しりぞ.ける"
  ],
  "meanings": [
    "instead",
    "on the contrary",
    "rather",
    "step back",
    "withdraw",
    "retreat"
  ],
  "words": [
    "却って"
  ]
}