Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
959 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 7
Meaning: instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat
Kunyomi: かえ.って, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける
Onyomi: キャク
Composition: 去 卩
Radical: 卩
Meaning: kneel
Reading: ふしづくり
Frequency: 40
Alternative forms:
焼却 (ショウキャク) incineration, destruction by fire
償却 (ショウキャク) repayment, redemption, depreciation, amortization, amortisation
却って (かえって) on the contrary, rather, instead, all the more
退ける (しりぞける) to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel