斥
斥: reject
reject; repel
5 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 3 words here
Readings
On
セキ
Kunしりぞける
Mostly on-reading セキ in compounds; the kun verb 斥ける (reject) is literary, and 退ける is more common.
Key words
排斥はいせきexclusion; rejection
斥候せっこうscout
斥けるしりぞけるto reject; to repel
斥力せきりょくrepulsive force
Example sentences
異なる意見を排斥する社会は、息苦しい。
A society that shuts out differing opinions is stifling.
斥候が先に森へ入り、敵の動きをさぐった。
A scout went into the forest first and probed the enemy's movements.
王は家臣の進言を斥け、戦に出る決意をした。
The king rejected his retainer's counsel and resolved to go to war.