Kanji1 / 7
却 kanji
instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N2 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
キャク
Kun readings
かえってしりぞくしりぞける
Variant forms
卻Words with 却
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —破却complete destruction; demolition
- —却行drawing back; stepping back; retreating
- —埋却burial
- —返却値return value
- —冷却器refrigerator; cooler; freezer; radiator (of a car)
- —総退却full retreat; general retreat
- —焼却炉incinerator
- —冷却剤coolant; refrigerant
- —売却益profit on sales
- —冷却液coolant
- —冷却水coolant
- —過冷却excessive cooling; supercooling
- —冷却材coolant (in a nuclear reactor)
- —冷却用used for cooling; used for refrigeration; heat-absorbing
- —返却口return slot (for coins in a vending machine); tray return station
- —売却損loss on sale
- —焼却灰incinerated ash; burned ash; ash
- —冷却塔cooling tower
- —心頭滅却clearing one's mind of all worldly thoughts
- —冷却期間cooling-off period