漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

2High school level8 strokesRadical
On
キョ・ゴ
Kun
こば.む
Meaning
refuse; reject

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 巨 "large": to fend off with the hand — to refuse.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

キョ拒絶・拒否
こばむ拒む

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 拒否きょひ

    refusal; denial

  • 拒絶きょぜつ

    rejection

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

申し出を拒否した。

The offer was refused.

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