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拒 means 'refuse'
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キョ
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On ゴ
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Sometimes you just have to say no. With 拒 you can turn down requests and offers (e.g., marriage proposals), refuse to pay or to take money, reject advice, and refuse to go places. You can also use 拒 to say, "I refuse to answer the question," "The government refuses to bow to public pressure," “They denied asylum to refugees,” and "She automatically dismisses talk of the supernatural."
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 拒 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 拒 is used 28 times, read 2 ways.
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キョ
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
denial; veto; rejection; refusal(click the word for examples and links)
こばむ
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to refuse; to reject; to decline(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 2 less common words include 拒 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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