Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N3

561 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

Kunyomi: いな いや

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

定形(ひていけい)   negative form

(さんぴ)   yes and no, for and against

(あんぴ)   safety, welfare, well-being

定する(ひていする)   deny, negate, repudiate

認する(ひにんする)   deny, negate, disclaim, disavow

決する(ひけつする)   reject, vote down

する(きょひする)   reject, deny, veto, refuse

む(いなむ)   refuse, deny, decline

めない(いなめない)   undeniable

Onyomi Examples

no, the noes

ヒケツ rejection, negation, voting down

トウヒ propriety, right or wrong, justice

サイヒ adoption or rejection

Kunyomi Examples

いいえ no, nay, well, er, why, you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it

いなむ to refuse, to decline, to deny

いいえ no, nay, well, er, why, you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it

いやいや no!, no no!, no, not at all