# 斥 — repel; rebuff

斥 means “repel; rebuff”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: repel; rebuff
- On'yomi: セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 5

## How to remember 斥

Parts: 斤 axe · 丶 drop

## More in the “Words & language 5” set

[侮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mock/) · [褒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/praise/) · [斥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repel/) · [挨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-first-half/) · [謄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/copy-out/) · [抄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excerpt/) · [訃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/news-of-a-death/) · [罵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abuse-verbally/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repel/. Last updated 2026-11-01.