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Kotomora

拒

repel, refuse, reject, decline

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • キョ
  • ゴ

Kun'yomi

  • こば.む

Meaning

拒 centers on pushing something away or blocking it: refusing, rejecting, declining, or repelling. The common thread is active denial or resistance.

Most common words using 拒

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  • 拒否きょひ
    N2

    refusal; rejection; denial; veto

  • 拒絶きょぜつ
    N1

    refusal; rejection

  • 拒むこばむ
    N1

    to refuse; to reject; to decline

  • 拒食きょしょく

    refusing food

  • 拒否権きょひけん

    right of veto

  • 拒絶反応きょぜつはんのう

    (transplant) rejection

  • 拒食症きょしょくしょう

    anorexia

  • サービス拒否攻撃サービスきょひこうげき

    denial-of-service attack; DoS attack

  • 乗車拒否じょうしゃきょひ

    refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi

  • 兵役拒否者へいえききょひしゃ

    draft refuser; draft objector

  • 出社拒否症しゅっしゃきょひしょう

    anxiety or stress-induced inability to go to work

  • 去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まずさるものはおわず、きたるものはこばまず

    do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you

  • 峻拒しゅんきょ

    refusing flatly; rejecting sternly

  • 帰宅拒否症きたくきょひしょう

    neurotic fear of returning home after work; nostophobia

  • 徴兵拒否者ちょうへいきょひしゃ

    draft refuser; draft objector

  • 抗拒こうきょ

    resistance; opposition

  • 抗拒不能こうきょふのう

    inability to resist

  • 拒否るきょひる

    to refuse; to reject; to deny

  • 拒否処分きょひしょぶん

    (judicial) denial

  • 拒否反応きょひはんのう

    strong reaction (against)

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Etymology

拒 combines 扌 (hand) with 巨, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something large or obstructive. The hand radical suggests pushing away or blocking.

Meaning mnemonic

A hand 扌 beside a giant 巨 barrier: the hand is pushing the giant thing away, refusing to let it through.

Reading mnemonic

For キョ, imagine a giant hand refusing to let you pass, and you say 'kyo!' in surprise at the rejection: kyo -> キョ.