How to say "refuse" in Japanese

• 断ることわるJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb for refusing or turning down an offer, request or invitation; use it when you decline what someone asks of you.
  なぜ彼かれの申し出もうしでを断ことわったのですか。↗

  Why did you turn down his offer?
• 拒むこばむCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbAlso a verb of refusing, but firmer in feel: refusing flatly to accept, allow or comply with something, rather than simply declining an offer.
  あいにく彼かれは来くることを拒こばんだ。↗

  Unfortunately he refused to come.
• ゴミJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe noun 'refuse' in the sense of rubbish, trash or garbage — waste you throw away, not an act of refusing; it is usually written in kana alone.
  彼女かのじょは玄関げんかんのごみをはいた。↗

  She swept the dirt from the porch.
• 廃物はいぶつCommon
  nounA noun for waste material or discarded, useless articles; like ゴミ it names refuse as things rather than the act of refusing.
• 蹴るけるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbBasically means 'to kick'; its 'refuse, reject' sense extends that image, so it is seldom the word you want when simply refusing an offer or request.
  彼かれは私わたしたちの要求ようきゅうをきっぱりとけった。↗

  He rejected our demand flatly.

Use 「断る」 to decline an offer, request or invitation and 「拒む」 for a firmer, more resolute refusal; 「ゴミ」 and 廃物 are the noun 'refuse' meaning trash or waste; 「蹴る」 basically means 'kick' and seldom fits.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 断ることわるto refuse
• 拒むこばむto refuse
• ごみrubbish
• 廃物はいぶつwaste material
• 退けるしりぞけるto refuse
• 否むいなむto refuse
• 拒否るきょひるto refuse
• 不要物ふようぶつrefuse
• 首を横に振るくびをよこにふるto shake one's head (in disagreement)
• 突っぱねるつっぱねるto reject
• 芥あくたrubbish
• 塵芥じんかいrubbish
• 蹴るけるto refuse
• 謝るあやまるto refuse
• はねるto refuse (e.g. a request)
• 辞すじすto decline
• 御免被るごめんこうむるto refuse
• 御免を蒙るごめんをこうむるto refuse
• 辞するじするto decline
• 謝するしゃするto refuse
• 謝すしゃすto refuse