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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

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

7 strokes · frequency rank #959

On
キャク
Kun
かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Common words

  1. ばいきゃくselling off; disposal by sale; sale1
    • Why on earth did you sell your newly built house?

    • The company has decided to sell some of its money-losing units.

    • Investing money in your home has some merit; when it is time to sell it you can get more money.

  2. れいきゃくcooling; refrigeration2
    • Iron is tempered by heating and sudden cooling.

    • To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.

    • When we take the wind-chill factor into account, the temperature must have been lower than thirty degrees below zero centigrade.

  3. しょうきゃくrepayment; redemption3
  4. ぼうきゃくlapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion4
  5. ききゃくrejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning5
  6. しょうきゃくincineration; destruction by fire6
  7. だっきゃくridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming7
    • It is high time we reconstructed new family relationships and formed a comfortable life.

    • Although an increase of unmarried mothers is needed in order to escape the declining birth rate for some reason public opinion in Japan is avoiding this argument.

  8. へんきゃくreturn (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment8
    • Did you take the book back to the library?

    • Did you take back the books?

    • I'd like to return a car.

  9. かえってon the contrary; rather; instead; all the more9
    • You may go farther and fare worse.

    • He was conspicuous by his absence.

    • The best is often the enemy of the good.

  10. げんかしょうきゃくdepreciation10

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