断り・断わり|ことわりkotowari[4]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounnotice; notification; warning
   彼女かのじょは何なんの断ことわりもなしに私の車くるまを運転うんてんした。↗

   She drove my car without so much as asking.
2. nounpermission; consent
3. nounrejection; refusal; nonacceptance; declination; declining
4. nounexcuse; plea

• Synonym拒絶きょぜつNeutralFlat, forceful refusal; unlike 「断り」, it carries no nuance of giving advance notice.
• Synonym拒否きょひNeutralRefusal or veto with a clear-cut stance, as in 「受け取り拒否」.
• Related辞退じたいNeutralDeclining or stepping aside, also withdrawing from candidacy or an event, as in 「出場を辞退する」; leans formal.
• Relatedお断りおことわりNeutralPolite form of 「断り」, often seen on notices such as 「喫煙お断り」; used mainly for politely declining or giving advance notice.
• Related謝絶しゃぜつNeutralRefusing requests politely, as in 「面会謝絶」; used mostly on signs and in formal settings.
• Related肘鉄砲ひじでっぽうCasualColloquial and humorous: flatly rejecting a romantic advance or invitation, as in 「肘鉄砲を食らう」.
• Antonym承諾しょうだくNeutralAntonym: giving consent or agreement; stands opposite the refusing sense of 「断り」.
• Antonym許可きょかNeutralPermission or official approval; opposes 「断り」 only in the accept-or-refuse sense, not its advance-notice sense.

Use 「断り」 for refusing or giving advance notice, as in 「断りもなく」. For a polite tone pick 「お断り」, for formal stepping aside 「辞退」, and for a flat, forceful refusal 「拒絶」.

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

1. 辞退じたい。応諾おうだくしないこと。おことわりすること。
2. 誤解ごかいを避さけるための事前じぜんの説明せつめい。