Kanji

拒

repel, refuse, reject, decline

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョ, ゴ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こばむ

Common Readings

キョ, こば…む

Example sentences

拒否 きょひ
彼は提案を拒否した

He rejected the proposal.

断固 だんこ
彼は不当な要求を断固として拒否した。

He firmly rejected the unjust demand.

拒絶 きょぜつ
彼は私の要求を断固として拒絶した

He flatly rejected my request.

拒む こばむ
彼は会社からの申し出を拒んだ。

He refused the offer from the company.

出廷 しゅってい
被告人は証言のために、裁判所に出廷することを拒んだ。

The defendant refused to appear in court for the testimony.

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