# 拒 — Refuse

Frequency rank 1374 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 摩 (Chafe), less common than 凍 (Frozen).

- On’yomi: きょ
- Kun’yomi: こば
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Fingers on the left push against a giant on the right — your fingers refuse a giant, pushing back against its enormous pressure.

In words:

- 拒絶 きょぜつ — refusal;rejection
- 拒否 きょひ — denial;veto;rejection;refusal

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