てい
 
 
ことわ
 

expression, Godan verb

  1. to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them, to refuse gracefully, to decline politely.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
 
 
ことわ
 
体よく断る ていよくことわる
てい
 
ことわ
 
体良く断る ていよくことわる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

body, substance, object
タイ からだ テイ (2nd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
severance, decline, refuse
ダン ことわ.る た.つ (5th, N3)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)