斥 (recede, reject, repel, repulse, retreat, withdraw) - Kanji Codex

斥

recede, reject, repel, repulse, retreat, withdraw

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しりぞ.ける

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:5

JLPT:1

Frequency:2231

Vocabulary

セキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
排斥	ハイセキ	rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
斥力	セキリョク	repulsion; repulsive force
排斥運動	ハイセキウンドウ	expulsion movement; boycott
擯斥	ヒンセキ	rejection; ostracism
除斥	ジョセキ	exclusion

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
斥く	しりぞく	to step back; to move back; to retreat; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to exit; to resign; to retire; to quit; to concede
斥候	せっこう	scout; patrol; spy
斥候隊	せっこうたい	reconnoitering party; scout (army)
斥候兵	せっこうへい	reconnoitering party; scout (army)
斥ける	しりぞける	to refuse; to reject; to turn down; to dismiss; to repel; to repulse; to drive away; to beat off; to defeat; to make (someone) leave; to send away; to turn away; to force (someone) to leave their post; to oust; to remove; to expel

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