7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • on the contrary
  • しりぞ
  • to refuse ②to repel ③to make (someone) leave ④to force (someone) to leave their post
On'yomi
  • キャク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キャク 99.7%
かえって 0.3%

Character Breakdown

instead, on the contrary, rather
キャク かえ.って しりぞ.く (7th, N1)
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

lapse of memory
cooling ②cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.)
return of something
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
ridding oneself
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References

Unicode hex code 5374
JIS X 0208 1-21-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 808
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 631
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1118
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1436
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2856
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1783
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1915
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1114
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1101
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1616
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 252
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1407
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2e5.3
Four corner code 4772.0
De Roo Code 1444