Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
863 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: repel, refuse, reject, decline
Kunyomi: こば.む
Onyomi: キョ, ゴ
Composition: 扌 巨
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
Reading: て
Frequency: 1,203
Alternative forms:
拒否 (キョヒ) refusal, rejection, denial, veto
拒絶反応 (キョゼツハンノウ) (transplant) rejection, strong reaction (against)
抗拒 (コウキョ) resistance, opposition
着拒 (チャッキョ) blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
拒む (こばむ) to refuse, to reject, to decline, to prevent (from doing), to deny (e.g. access), to block