却下(きゃっか)

きゃっか
noun, suru verb
rejection; dismissal; denial
1. rejection; dismissal; denial
The formal rejection or dismissal of a request, proposal, application, or legal claim. Often used in official or legal contexts.
申請(しんせい)が却下(きゃっか)された。
The application was rejected.
裁判所(さいばんしょ)は訴(うった)えを却下(きゃっか)した。
The court dismissed the lawsuit.
提案(ていあん)は即座(そくざ)に却下(きゃっか)された。
The proposal was immediately rejected.

却下(きゃっか) is a formal term often used in legal, bureaucratic, or business contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 申請(しんせい)を却下(きゃっか)する: to reject an application
  • 訴(うった)えを却下(きゃっか)する: to dismiss a lawsuit
  • 却下(きゃっか)される: to be rejected

CONTRAST:

  • 承認(しょうにん): approval (opposite)
  • 棄却(ききゃく): dismissal (legal, similar but more technical)
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Added 2026.1.16 23:51 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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