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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: ヒ

Composition: 不 口

否

Radical

Radical: 口

Reading: くち

Meaning: mouth, opening

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

否定形(ひていけい)   negative form

賛否(さんぴ)   yes and no, for and against

安否(あんぴ)   safety, welfare, well-being

否定する(ひていする)   deny, negate, repudiate

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

否決する(ひけつする)   reject, vote down

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

否む(いなむ)   refuse, deny, decline

否めない(いなめない)   undeniable

Onyomi Examples

否 (ヒ) no, the noes

否決 (ヒケツ) rejection, negation, voting down

当否 (トウヒ) propriety, right or wrong, justice

採否 (サイヒ) adoption or rejection

Kunyomi Examples

否 (いな) no, nay, disagreement, objection, disapproval

否む (いなむ) to refuse, to decline, to deny

否 (いや) no

否々 (いやいや) no!, no no!, no, not at all

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