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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

拒

Radical

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(alt radical position hen)龵

手

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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)

Kunyomi Examples

拒む (こばむ) to refuse, to reject, to decline, to prevent (from doing), to deny (e.g. access), to block

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