- 拒否 — refusal; rejection
- 拒絶 — rejection; refusal (often strong)
- 拒む — to refuse; to reject
- 抗拒 — resistance; refusal to submit
- 峻拒 — flat refusal; stern rejection
This kanji uses the hand radical, so it often relates to an action you do with your hands. The idea is to hold something back or push it away — and from that, it came to mean refuse or reject.