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Meaning of 却って in Japanese
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却ってJLPT 2
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Kana Readingかえって
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Romajikaette
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
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Examples of 却って, かえって in a sentence
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The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
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The story was too pat and I got rather suspicious.
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When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
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She loves him all the more because he has faults.
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She loved him all the better for his faults.
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He is so much the worse for a change of air.
Related Kanji
却
JLPT 1
7 strokes
instead, on the contrary, rather
On'Yomi: キャク
Kun'Yomi: かえ.って, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける