拒きょ否ひ

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拒否する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	拒きょ否ひする	拒きょ否ひしない
Polite	拒きょ否ひします	拒きょ否ひしません
Past polite	拒きょ否ひしました	拒きょ否ひしませんでした
Past	拒きょ否ひした	拒きょ否ひしなかった
Te-form	拒きょ否ひして	拒きょ否ひしないで
Desire	拒きょ否ひしたい	拒きょ否ひしたくない
Potential	拒きょ否ひできる	拒きょ否ひできない
Passive	拒きょ否ひされる	拒きょ否ひされない
Causative	拒きょ否ひさせる	拒きょ否ひさせない
Causative passive	拒きょ否ひさせられる	拒きょ否ひさせられない
Volitional	拒きょ否ひしよう
Polite volitional	拒きょ否ひしましょう
Imperative	拒きょ否ひしろ	拒きょ否ひするな
Conditional	拒きょ否ひすれば	拒きょ否ひしなければ
Tara conditional	拒きょ否ひしたら	拒きょ否ひしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

Formal or official refusal; used for rejecting proposals, requests, demands, or applications. Often used in legal, political, and business contexts. Antonym: 承諾 (acceptance).

Antonyms: 承諾

彼かれの提てい案あんは会かい議ぎで拒きょ否ひされた。
His proposal was rejected at the meeting.
ビザの申しん請せいが拒きょ否ひされた。
My visa application was denied.
大だい統とう領りょうはその法ほう案あんに拒きょ否ひ権けんを行こう使しした。
The president exercised his veto power over the bill.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を拒きょ否ひするto refuse/reject something (a request, proposal, offer)
会かい社しゃはその要よう求きゅうを拒きょ否ひした。
The company rejected the demand.
〈人ひと〉に拒きょ否ひされるto be refused/rejected by someone
彼かれは面めん接せつで入にゅう国こくを拒きょ否ひされた。
He was denied entry at the interview.
受うけ取とりを拒きょ否ひするto refuse to accept (a delivery, payment, etc.)
その荷に物もつは受うけ取とりを拒きょ否ひされた。
The package delivery was refused.
きっぱりと拒きょ否ひするto flatly/firmly refuse
彼かの女じょはその提てい案あんをきっぱりと拒きょ否ひした。
She flatly refused the proposal.

Kanji

拒repel, refuse, reject
否negate, no, noes

Related words· 16

拒きょ絶ぜつN1
拒絶 conveys a stronger, more absolute refusal than 拒否, which is the standard formal term for turning down a request or proposal.
否ひ認にんN1
否認 means denying a fact or allegation (e.g. in court), while 拒否 means refusing a request, demand, or proposal.
断ことわるN3
断る is the everyday verb for declining or refusing, whereas 拒否 is a more formal noun used in official, legal, or political contexts.
却きゃっ下かN1
拒否 is a general word for refusing or denying something, while 却下 specifically refers to the formal rejection of an official submission like an application or appeal.

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はねるN2
拒否する is a formal, general word for refusing or rejecting anything, while 撥ねる (はねる) specifically suggests bluntly rejecting an application, candidate, or proposal.
断ことわり
拒否 is a stronger, more formal word for rejection, while 断り usually refers to a polite refusal, as in 断りの返事.
否ひ決けつN1
拒否 is a general word for refusing or denying something, whereas 否決 specifically refers to a formal group decision reached through voting.
蹴けるN3
拒否する is a formal, neutral word for refusing something, while 蹴る (sense: reject) is a blunt, colloquial way to say the same thing, often implying contempt.
拒きょ否ひ権けん
拒否 is the general act of refusing or rejecting something, while 拒否権 specifically means the formal, institutional right to veto.
門もん前ぜん払ばらい
拒否 is a neutral, formal word for refusing or rejecting something, while 門前払い implies a blunt, immediate rejection without letting the person even state their case.
拒こばむN1
拒否する is a formal suru-verb typical of official or bureaucratic refusals, whereas 拒む can be used in both personal and abstract contexts.
お断ことわり
拒否 is a stronger, more formal term for outright rejection, often in legal or official contexts, whereas お断り carries a softer, more polite nuance.
棄き却きゃくN1
拒否 is a general word for refusal usable in everyday life, whereas 棄却 is restricted to formal legal or procedural dismissal.
否ひ定ていN3
否定 denies the truth or existence of something, while 拒否 refuses a request, offer, or demand.
辞じ退たいN2
拒否 is a blunt, outright rejection or refusal, whereas 辞退 is a courteous, formal declining that preserves politeness.
謝しゃ絶ぜつN1
拒否 conveys a stronger, more assertive denial or veto, whereas 謝絶 is a polite, formal way of declining.

Opposites· 13

承しょう諾だくN2
consent; approval; acceptance
承しょう知ちN3
拒否 means to refuse or reject a request, the opposite of 承知's sense of accepting or consenting to one.
批ひ准じゅん
拒否 means to refuse or reject, the opposite action to 批准, which is to formally approve and ratify.

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応おうずるN2
拒否する means to refuse or reject, the opposite of 応ずる's sense of accepting or complying with a request.
歓かん迎げいN3
歓迎 means to welcome something gladly, while 拒否 means to refuse or reject it.
了りょう承しょうN2
拒否 means to refuse or reject something, the opposite of 了承, which means to acknowledge and accept it.
引ひき受うけ
拒否 means refusing or rejecting a request, the opposite of 引き受け which means accepting and taking it on.
受うけ入いれN1
拒否 means refusing or rejecting, the direct opposite of 受け入れ, which means accepting.
容よう認にん
拒否 means to refuse or reject something outright, the opposite of 容認's acceptance or toleration.
許きょ諾だく
拒否 means refusal or rejection, the direct opposite of 許諾, which means granting permission or consent.
内ない諾だく
拒否 means outright refusal, the opposite of 内諾, which is giving preliminary, informal consent.
受じゅ諾だく
拒否 means to refuse or reject a proposal, the direct opposite of 受諾, which means to accept it.
承しょう服ふく
拒否 means to refuse or reject a demand, the direct opposite of 承服, which means to accept or comply with it.

Don't confuse with

許きょ否ひ
許否 (same reading as 拒否) means 'whether to permit or deny', a neutral term covering both possible outcomes, unlike 拒否 which specifically means refusal.
否ひ認にんN1
拒否 means refusing to accept a request, offer, or demand, whereas 否認 means denying that something is true or valid, such as an accusation.
諾だく否ひ
拒否 means only 'refusal' or 'rejection', while 諾否 covers both possible outcomes, acceptance as well as refusal.
虚きょ偽ぎ
拒否 sounds similar to 虚偽 but means refusal, not falsehood.

Word family· 12

拒きょ否ひる
refuse; reject; deny
拒きょ否ひ権けん
right of veto; veto power
拒きょ否ひ者しゃ
refuser; objector
乗じょう車しゃ拒きょ否ひ
refusal of boarding; denial of ride
拒きょ否ひ処しょ分ぶん
judicial denial; dismissal of a claim

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拒きょ否ひ反はん応のう
strong negative reaction; visceral rejection · transplant rejection; immune rejection
登とう校こう拒きょ否ひ
school refusal; truancy
着ちゃく信しん拒きょ否ひ
blocking calls/messages; rejecting incoming communications
出しゅっ社しゃ拒きょ否ひ症しょう
anxiety or stress-induced inability to go to work
帰き宅たく拒きょ否ひ症しょう
nostophobia; fear of returning home after work

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Written forms

拒きょ否ひUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and formal contexts.
キョヒUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 拒 (refuse, reject) and 否 (deny, no). The kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of refusal or denial.