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Contrary


Radical Combination


Meaning

Contrary

Mnemonic

Past stamps usually depict images contrary to current views.

Look at this stamp. There's Columbus being hugged by a bunch of South American natives. Yikes, that's contrary to how things went, that's for sure.


Reading

On'yomi

きゃく

Kun'yomi

かえ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Don't be the type of person who acts contrary to how they should and instead be like Kyaku (きゃく) the customer. They're always so nice and polite and they don't give diseases to entire populations of people.

Be contrary to the evildoers of the past and be like Kyaku instead.


Visually Similar Kanji


Found In Vocabulary