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Definition and Synonyms for かえって
| 1. | 反って | それどころか |
| Rather | on the contrary | |
| Synonyms: | むしろ, かえって, 反る, 返る | |
| 2. | 逆に | 予想に反して |
| To The Contrary | contrary to expectations | |
| Synonyms: | かえって, 反る, 押し返す, 返る, 逆に | |
| 3. | 却って | 正反対で反抗的な様の |
| Perversely | in a contrary disobedient manner | |
| Synonyms: | かえって |
Sample Sentences for かえって
会社の経営があまりにも順風満帆で、かえって恐いぐらいだ。
The company is running so well, it's unnerving.
中学の時は普段から毎日３時間だか勉強している陸上部の友達がいて、そいつはテスト前もそのペースは崩さなかった。部活ない分かえって暇になるということで、テスト前になると毎日そいつん家でゲームをしてた。あれがなけりゃ俺ももう少し好成績取れたはずだが。
When I was in middle school, I had a friend in the track club who normally studied 3 hours a day. He didn't speed up the pace before tests. On the contrary, he didn't have any club activities and so had lot of free time, so before the test we would go to his house and play video games every day. If we hadn't done that, I would have gotten better grades too.
これはあまり自分を守ろうとすると、かえって大きな間違いをおかすことになるだけだ、ということです。
This means that if you try to protect yourself too much, you will only make bigger mistakes.
これだけ悪口雑言を浴びせられれば、後は怖いものなどありゃしない。かえってすっきりするよ。
I'm not afraid of anything after having verbal abuse heaped on me like that. In fact, I feel empowered by it.
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