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Kanji Detail for 拒 - "to refuse, to defend"

拒

  • Meaning

    拒 means "to refuse, to defend." Also associated with to resist.

    1. Refuse - To decline; to reject.

    2. Resist - To oppose; to ward off.

    3. Defend - To protect against.

  • Words using 拒

    • 拒否 きょひ Listen refusal; rejection; denial
    • 拒否権 きょひけん Listen right of veto
    • 拒絶反応 きょぜつはんのう Listen (transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
    • 拒む こばむ Listen to refuse; to reject; to decline
    • 拒絶 きょぜつ Listen refusal; rejection

  • Tattoo check: 拒

    • Verified meaning: to refuse, to defend
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to resist

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    repel; refuse; reject; decline

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ward off with hand, defend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to resist; to repel; to refuse

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to defend, to ward off; to refuse

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To resist. Such as 拒而不納.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    go(ゴ) ゴ

    kyo(キョ) キョ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koba.mu(こば-む) こば-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to refuse to resist to defend unapproachable reject block decline deny disapprove dismiss exclude guard hinder oppose protect rebuff repel repudiate shield snub spurn thwart

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