What is the Kanji for "Reject", "Eliminate", and "Contrary"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Reject", "Eliminate", and "Contrary", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Reject", "Eliminate", and "Contrary" is "却".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kaette".

Its onyomi reading is "Kyaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "去" means "Past" and can be read as "Sa", "Ko", and "Kyo". And The radical "卩" means "Seal" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "却" mean in japanese?

"却" means "Reject", "Eliminate", and "Contrary".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

却って: "Rather" or "Conversely". The adverb '却って (かえって)' means 'rather' or 'conversely'. It is used to express that the result or outcome is the opposite of what was expected. It can indicate that something has the reverse effect or a different effect than anticipated. For example: Rather, it made the situation worse - (却って、状況をより悪化させた). Conversely, the bad weather helped us stay inside - (却って、悪天候のおかげで家に居ることができた).

売却: "Sale". The Japanese noun '売却 (ばいきゃく)' refers to the act of selling or disposing of an asset, property, or investment. It implies a complete transfer of ownership from one party to another through a transaction. For example: The company announced the sale of its subsidiary - (その会社は子会社の売却を発表した). The sale of the apartment went through - (アパートの売却が成立した).

返却: "Return". The verbal noun '返却 (へんきゃく)' means 'return'. It refers to the action of giving back something that was borrowed or lent. It is often used in situations where an item needs to be returned to its original owner. For example: I returned the book to the library - (図書館に本を返却した). Please return the item as soon as possible - (できるだけ早く返却してください).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". And The hiragana "て" is read as "te".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.