拒絶

きょぜつ

refusal, rejection

What does 拒絶 mean?

拒絶 is a Japanese noun meaning refusal, rejection in English. It is written as 拒絶 in kanji, きょぜつ in hiragana, and kyozetsu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼の返答は拒絶も同然だ。

His answer amounts to a refusal.