Source Word
却
Onyomi
キャク
Kunyomi
かえって / しりぞく / しりぞける
Character
kanji
Japanese Meaning
代わりに;逆に
Easy Japanese Meaning
かえってのいみをもつかんじ。よそうとちがうほうこうになるようす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
反而 / 相反地 / 反倒
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
反而 / 相反地 / 倒(表示轉折)
Korean Meaning
도리어 / 오히려 / 반대로
Indonesian
sebaliknya / malah / justru
Vietnamese Meaning
trái lại / ngược lại / thay vì
Tagalog Meaning
sa halip / sa kabaligtaran / bagkus
Sense(1)
instead; on the contrary
( common )