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拒
refuse · reject · deny · repel
N1On: きょKun: こばむ
Memory Aid
Imagine a GIANT hand (巨) pushing something away to REJECT or REFUSE it. The left part of the kanji is the 'hand' radical (扌), and the right part is 'giant' (巨).
Vocabulary
拒否きょひrejection; refusal; veto
拒絶きょぜつrefusal; rejection
拒むこばむto refuse; to reject; to decline
排拒はいきょrejection; exclusion
Example Sentences
彼は私の誘いをきっぱりと拒んだ。
He flatly refused my invitation.
政府は提案を拒否した。
The government rejected the proposal.
その要求は拒絶されました。
That request was rejected.
侵入者を拒む壁が必要だ。
We need a wall to repel intruders.