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はねつける Japanese meaning | Kotomora

はねつける

は

ね

つ

け

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

flatly refuse; reject; spurn

usually written using kana alone

Emphatic refusal or rejection, often with a sense of brushing off or dismissing something outright.

彼かれは私わたしの提てい案あんをはねつけた。
He flatly refused my proposal.
会

かい

社しゃ

は

要よう

求きゅう

を

はねつける

だろう

。

The company will probably reject the demand.

Written forms

はねつけるUsage85%
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 撥ね付ける is rare.
撥はねつけるUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
撥はね付つけるUsage2%
Kanji spelling is uncommon and may not be recognized by all readers.

Kanji

撥brush up, reject, exclude
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

断ことわる
断る is a general term for refusing or declining, while はねつける implies a stronger, more dismissive rejection.
拒きょ否ひする
拒否する is a formal term for refusal, often used in official contexts; はねつける is more emphatic and colloquial.

Etymology

Compound of 撥ねる (haneru, 'to brush off') + 付ける (tsukeru, 'to attach'), literally 'to brush off and attach', implying a forceful dismissal. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.