Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 却


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Meaning

on the contrary, refuse, instead, reject

Pronunciation

KYAKU
kaette

Explanation

Left: to leave (Below the earth is the nose , that left.), right: bowing person

Mnemonic

Leave in a bowed position or on the contrary you will be refused.

Radicals

leave, go away(When the nose is below the earth , it has gone away - it is finished.)
bending person(This radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.)
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Vocabulary

棄却 ききゃく rejection, dismissal, abandoning
却って かえって on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead

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