拒

refuse; repel; reject; decline

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 863.

Readings

• キョ (on reading): 拒否 (きょひ) refusal; 拒絶 (きょぜつ) refusal
• こばむ (kun reading): 拒む (こばむ) to refuse; 支払いを拒む (しはらいをこばむ) to decline to pay
• ゴ (on reading)

Components

• 扌
• 巨
• 匚 radical box, open on the right
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
• 巨 radical giant

Words using 拒

• 拒否 (きょひ) refusal
• 拒絶 (きょぜつ) refusal
• 拒否権 (きょひけん) right of veto
• 拒絶反応 (きょぜつはんのう) (transplant) rejection
• 拒食症 (きょしょくしょう) anorexia
• 拒む (こばむ) to refuse
• 支払いを拒む (しはらいをこばむ) to decline to pay
• 来る者拒まず (くるものこばまず) accept one who comes to you
• 来る者は拒まず (くるものはこばまず) turn away no one
• 去る者は追わず、来たる者は拒まず (さるものはおわず、きたるものはこばまず) do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you

35 words in all.

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