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かえって
Kanji
却って
Adverb
Japanese Meaning
予想や期待に反して、逆の結果になるさま / ある行為や状況が、望ましい結果とは反対に悪い結果を招くさま / ある状態が、むしろ一層その程度を強めるさま
Easy Japanese Meaning
そうなるとおもったこととはちがうけっかになるようすをあらわすことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
反而 / 相反地 / 反倒
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
反而 / 相反地 / 更加
Korean Meaning
오히려 / 도리어 / 반대로
Vietnamese Meaning
trái lại; ngược lại / lại càng; càng thêm / không ngờ lại (đi ngược mong đợi)
Tagalog Meaning
sa kabaligtaran / sa halip / bagkus
Sense（1）
却って, 反って: on the contrary; rather; all the more
（ romanization ）
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かえって
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He tried to help, but it only made the situation worse.
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彼は助けようとしたが、かえって事態を悪化させてしまった。
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