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拒 — Repel

JLPT N18 strokesSecondary school#863 most used
repel, refuse, reject, decline
On’yomiキョ (kyo)
On’yomi (go)
Kun’yomiこば (kobamu)

Stroke order (8 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Common words using 拒

WordReadingMeaning
拒否きょひ
kyohi
refusal; rejection; denial
拒否権きょひけん
kyohiken
right of veto
拒絶反応きょぜつはんのう
kyozetsuhannou
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
拒むこばむ
kobamu
to refuse; to reject; to decline
拒絶きょぜつ
kyozetsu
refusal; rejection
拒食症きょしょくしょう
kyoshokushou
anorexia

Study notes

拒 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #863 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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