Word Meaning 拒む
こばむ
kobamu
拒む is read as こばむ (kobamu) and means to prevent (from doing).
Meaning
English
- to prevent (from doing)
- to deny (e.g. access)
- to block
- to refuse
- to reject
- to decline
Reading
Kana
こばむ
Romaji
kobamu
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
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3その制度は外部の干渉を拒む。
そのせいどはがいぶのかんしょうをこばむ。
That system rejects outside interference.
二人の間には言葉を拒むような空気があった。
ふたりのあいだにはことばをこばむようなくうきがあった。
There was an atmosphere between them that seemed to repel words.
トムはフランス語を話すのを拒む。
Tom refuses to speak French.