This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キャク、かえ.って、しりぞ.く、しりぞ.ける
Romaji: kyaku, kae.tte, shirizo.ku, shirizo.keru
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Romaji

Meanings

instead, on the contrary, rather, step back, withdraw, retreat

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  26
Frequency:  959
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-2
Korean Reading:  gag
Chinese Reading:  que4
Unicode:  5374
JIS:  3551

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1118
Nelson Index: 808
New Nelson Index: 631
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2e5.3
Four Corner Index: 4772.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1145
Gakken Index: 1252
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2856
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0632
Remembering the kanji Index: 1395
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1114
Kodansha Compact Index: 252
Kanji in Context Index: 1616
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 761
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1034
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1407
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1497
Essential Kanji Index: 1680
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1436
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1444
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1101

Words

売却 (ばいきゃく)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
退却 (たいきゃく)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
棄却 (ききゃく)
rejection; dismissal; abandoning; renunciation; waiver
焼却 (しょうきゃく)
incineration; destroy by fire
忘却 (ぼうきゃく)
lapse of memory; forgetfulness; oblivion
冷却 (れいきゃく)
cooling; refrigeration
却下 (きゃっか)
rejection; dismissal
返却 (へんきゃく)
return of something; repayment
脱却 (だっきゃく)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
償却 (しょうきゃく)
repayment; redemption; depreciation; amortization; amortisation
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