Signification
Indicating an unexpected or opposite result from what was intended.
Banque d exercices
3 exercices今日は晴れると思ったのに、___ 雨が降ってきた。
薬を飲んだら、___ 具合が悪くなった。
急いで行ったのに、___ 遅れてしまった。
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From the verb 帰る (kaeru, 'to return, to go back'). The adverbial form かえって (kaette) likely developed from the sense of 'turning back' or 'reversing direction', leading to the nuance of something being the opposite of what was expected.