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棄却 (ききゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
rejection ; dismissal ; abandonment
Formal term used especially in legal, procedural, or official contexts for rejecting a claim, motion, or application, or for abandoning a right or claim.
特とっ 許きょ 庁ちょう は その 出しゅつ 願がん を 棄き 却きゃく する 決けっ 定てい を 下くだ し た 。
The Patent Office issued a decision rejecting the application.
Kanji 棄 abandon, throw away, discard 却 instead, on the contrary, rather Similar words 却きゃっ 下か 却下 is also a formal rejection/dismissal, but often used for procedural rejections without examining the merits, while 棄却 implies a decision on the merits or abandonment of a right.
拒きょ 否ひ 拒否 is a general term for refusal or rejection in everyday and formal contexts, whereas 棄却 is more specific to legal/official dismissal or abandonment.
Etymology Compound of 棄 (abandon, discard) and 却 (withdraw, reject). The combination conveys formal rejection or abandonment, consistent with its use in legal and official terminology.
