却

Meanings

instead
on the contrary
rather
step back
withdraw
retreat

Readings

きゃく
かえ
しりぞ

Strokes: 7
JLPT Level: N1
Frequency: #1194

Common Words

却下きゃっかrejection, dismissal
却ってかえってon the contrary, rather, instead, all the more
棄却ききゃくrejection, dismissal, turning down, abandoning, renunciation
償却しょうきゃくrepayment, redemption
焼却しょうきゃくincineration, destruction by fire

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 却 by hand

棄abandonN113 strokes 償reparationN117 strokes 焼bakeN212 strokes 脱undressN111 strokes 売sellN47 strokes 返returnN37 strokes

Data: KANJIDIC2 & JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0)