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拒 = 扌 + 巨
拒 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “repel”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 巨 (gigantic). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 921.
- Keyword
- repel
- RTK frame
- 921
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョ, ゴ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- こば.む
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- отталкивать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 拒 ward off with hand
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 拒 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “gigantic”. 拒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 拒 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.