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否

negate
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヒ
Kun readingいな、いや
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. negateRtK
  2. decline
  3. deny
    彼は自分の関与をぬけぬけと否定した。He had the impudence to deny his involvement.tatoeba
    彼は彼女に会ったことを否定した。He denied having met her.tatoeba
  4. no
  5. noes
  6. refuse
    彼は彼らにその情報を提供するのを拒否した。He refused to give them the information.tatoeba

Popular Usage

拒否

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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negative · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1303

Compound words

否定するひていする
to deny
拒否するきょひする
to refuse
拒否きょひ
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
否々いやいや
no!; no no!; no, not at all
安否あんぴ
safety; welfare; well-being
可否かひ
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; possibility; pro and con
合否ごうひ
success or failure; result
賛否さんぴ
yes and no; for and against
諾否だくひ
consent or refusal; yes or no; decision to accept or decline; up or down (vote); assent or dissent
否決ひけつ
rejection; negation; voting down
否定ひてい
denial; negation; repudiation; disavowal; negation
否認ひにん
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
成否せいひ
success or failure; outcome; result
拒否権きょひけん
right of veto
か否かかいなか
whether or not
健否けんぴ
condition of health
採否さいひ
adoption or rejection
否否いやいや
no!
臧否ぞうひ
the good and bad
否めるいなめる
賛否両論さんぴりょうろん
arguments for and against
着信拒否ちゃくしんきょひ
blocking communications
登校拒否とうこうきょひ
truancy
否々乍らいやいやながら
reluctantly

Kun Reading Examples

彼は告白して否まず。いなむ
He did not fail to confess.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女と先週会ったことを否定した。
He denied having met her last week.tatoeba
彼は彼らの計画について何も知らないと否定した。
He denied knowing anything of their plan.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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