How to say 'Contrarily' in Japanese | 却って

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The Japanese word for Contrarily is 'Kaette', written as 却って in Japanese.'Contrarily' in hiragana is かえって.

word

却って

Meaning

Contrarily

Reading

かえって

kaette

Kanji

却Instead, Eliminate

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '却って (かえって)' means 'contrarily' or 'on the contrary'. It is used to indicate that the result of an action or situation is the opposite of what was expected. This word often carries a nuance of surprise or irony. For example: I thought it would help, but it made things worse「助かると思ったが、却って悪くなった」(たすかるおもったが、かえってわるくなった). The medicine didn't make me feel better; on the contrary, it made me feel worse「薬を飲んだが、却って気分が悪くなった」(くすりをのんだが、かえってきぶんがわるくなった). This adverb is commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese to express unexpected outcomes.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2684

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 却って

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

却

Meaning

Instead, Eliminate

Hiragana in the Word 却って

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

て

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

Words Related to 却って Through the Kanji 却

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 却 as well.

word

売却

Meaning

Sale

word

返却

Meaning

Return

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