Kanji

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

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョヒ refusal, rejection, denial, veto

絶反応 キョゼツハンノウ (organ) rejection, unthinking dismissal, strong reaction (against)

コウキョ resistance, opposition

チャッキョ blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)

Kunyomi Examples

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