却
- On
- きゃく
- Kun
- かえ.って;しりぞ.く;しりぞ.ける
- Stroke count
- 7
・instead
・on the contrary
・rather
・step back
・withdraw
・retreat
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “却って”
却って
かえって
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
Example sentence
You may go farther and fare worse.
Kanji details