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ことわる
Kanji
断る
Verb
Japanese Meaning
ことわる：申し出・依頼・誘い・要求などに対して、それを受け入れない意思を相手にはっきり示す。拒絶する。 / あらかじめ知らせておく。前もって断りを入れる。 / 理由・事情などを説明して了解を得る。 / ある物事を、規則・原則などに基づいて判断し、可否を決定する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あいてのたのみやさそいをしないとはっきりいう
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
拒绝；谢绝；推辞 / 事先打招呼；事先征得同意
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
拒絕 / 謝絕 / 推辭
Korean Meaning
거절하다 / 사양하다 / 거부하다
Indonesian
menolak / menampik / menolak ajakan/tawaran/permintaan
Vietnamese Meaning
từ chối / khước từ, không nhận lời / bác bỏ
Tagalog Meaning
tumanggi / humindi / tanggihan
Sense（1）
断る, 断わる: refuse, decline, reject
（ romanization ）
（ stem ）
（ past ）
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He has decided that, no matter how many times he is asked, he will refuse requests that go against his beliefs.
He has decided that, no matter how many times he is asked, he will refuse requests that go against his beliefs.
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彼は何度頼まれても、自分の信念に反する要求はことわると決めている。
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