Kanji

What does the kanji 拒 mean?

拒 means refusal, rejection. On'yomi キョ、ゴ. Kun'yomi こば.む.

Quick facts
On'yomiキョ、ゴ
Kun'yomiこば.む
Strokes8
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キョ、ゴKun'yomi こば.む
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

refusal, rejection

Memory hook

The hand (扌) raising a huge (巨) shield to refuse — REFUSE, REJECT.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 拒否きょひrefusal, rejection, veto
  • 拒絶きょぜつrejection, refusal

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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