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却かえって

usually written using kana aloneadverb

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かえって

Meanings

on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more

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Example sentences

薬くすりを飲のんだのに、却かえって具合ぐあいが悪わるくなった。

Even though I took medicine, I ended up feeling worse instead.

謝あやまったら、却かえって彼女かのじょを怒おこらせてしまった。

When I apologized, it made her even angrier instead.

手伝てつだおうとしたが、却かえって邪魔じゃまになってしまったようだ。

I tried to help, but it seems I only got in the way instead.

節約せつやくしようと安やすい材料ざいりょうを使つかったら、却かえって費用ひようがかかってしまった。

When I used cheap materials to save money, it ended up costing more instead.

厳きびしい規制きせいを設もうけたことが、却かえって人々ひとびとの反発はんぱつを招まねく結果けっかとなった。

The implementation of strict regulations resulted in provoking a backlash from the people instead.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)