Kanji

否

否

negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いな, いや

Common Readings

ヒ, いな

Example sentences

否定 ひてい
彼はその噂をきっぱりと否定した。

He flatly denied the rumor.

頭から あたまから
彼は私の話を頭から否定した。

He rejected my story completely from the start.

拒否 きょひ
彼は提案を拒否した

He rejected the proposal.

断固 だんこ
彼は不当な要求を断固として拒否した。

He firmly rejected the unjust demand.

否 いいえ
否、そんなことはありません。

No, that is not the case.

か否か かいなか
成功するか否かは努力次第だ。

Whether or not one succeeds depends on their effort.

や否や やいなや
家に帰るや否や、雨が降り出した。

As soon as I got home, it started to rain.

否応 いやおう
彼は否応なしにその計画に参加させられた。

He was forced to participate in the plan whether he liked it or not.

Example Vocabulary

否定

ひてい

denial; negation

拒否

きょひ

refusal; rejection; denial

否

いいえ

no; not at all

か否か

かいなか

whether or not

や否や

やいなや

as soon as; the moment that

否む

いなむ

安否

あんぴ

否応

いやおう

yes or no; consent or refusal

拒否権

きょひけん

否定的

ひていてき

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