拒
拒 — Repel
repel, refuse, reject, decline
On’yomiキョ (kyo)
On’yomiゴ (go)
Kun’yomiこばむ (kobamu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 拒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拒否 | きょひ kyohi | refusal; rejection; denial |
| 拒否権 | きょひけん kyohiken | right of veto |
| 拒絶反応 | きょぜつはんのう kyozetsuhannou | (transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against) |
| 拒む | こばむ kobamu | to refuse; to reject; to decline |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ kyozetsu | refusal; rejection |
| 拒食症 | きょしょくしょう kyoshokushou | anorexia |
Study notes
拒 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #863 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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