Onyomi: キャク · Kunyomi: かえ.って, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける · Meanings: instead, on the contrary, rather, retreat, step back, withdraw
Kanji for instead, on the contrary, rather, retreat, step back
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 中々 | なかなか | very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 却って | かえって | on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more | common JLPT-N2 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 退ける | しりぞける | to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss | JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 却下 | きゃっか | rejection, dismissal | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 却行 | きゃっこう | drawing back, stepping back, retreating | Noun, Suru verb |