Kanji: 却

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 4 (covered during 7th through 9th grades)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	卩 Radical name: ふしつくり
Meaning:	Instead, on the contrary, rather
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1000 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	却(かえ)って	on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead