却 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「卩」
道4Junior high level ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「卩」
- On
- キャク
- Kun
- かえ.って・しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける
- Meaning
- instead; on the contrary; reject
Origin
去 with 卩: to draw back — to withdraw, to reject, and "on the contrary."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キャク | 却下・退却・売却 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 却下きゃっか
rejection; dismissal
- 返却へんきゃく
returning (an item)
Example
借りた本を図書館に返却した。
I returned the borrowed book to the library.
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