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却 = 去 + 卩

却 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “instead”. It is built from 去 (gone) and 卩 (stamp). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1497. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
instead
RTK frame
1497
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キャク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かえ.って, しりぞ.く, しりぞ.ける
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вместо
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
却 still

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 去 gone
  2. 卩 stamp

Characters that contain 却

How to find 却 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gone” + “stamp”. 却 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 却 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.