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否 — deny; no

否 means “deny; no”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: いな (ina), いや (iya). You'll see it in words such as か否か (kainaka, “whether or not”).

否
Stroke order of 否
Meaning
deny; no
On'yomi
ヒ (hi)
Kun'yomi
いな (ina), いや (iya)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3 · set Words & language 2

How to remember 否

Not (不) from the mouth (口): deny.

Parts: 不 not · 口 mouth; box

Words with 否

WordReadingMeaning
か否かかいなか kainaka kunwhether or not
否めないいなめない inamenai kunundeniable; impossible to deny

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