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    3. 却下

    却下

    却きゃっ下か

    rejection

    KMT9News #26+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab10 strokes

    きゃっか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    rejection, dismissal

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    その提てい案あんは却きゃっ下かされた。

    That proposal was rejected.

    KMT7Daily Life
    彼かれの申しん請せいは委い員いん会かいによって却きゃっ下かされた。

    His application was dismissed by the committee.

    KMT9Politics & LawWork & Career
    裁さい判ばん所しょは原げん告こくの訴うったえを却きゃっ下かする決けっ定ていを下くだした。

    The court made a decision to dismiss the plaintiff's appeal.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    議ぎ会かいはその法ほう案あんを多た数すう決けつで却きゃっ下かした。

    The parliament rejected the bill by majority vote.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    新あたらしいプロジェクトの企き画かく書しょは、予よ算さんの都つ合ごうで却きゃっ下かされた。

    The proposal for the new project was rejected due to budget constraints.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    却
    かえ.って・しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける…(1)
    instead・on the contrary・rather・step back・withdraw…(1)
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
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