# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| か否か | かいなか (kainaka) | whether or not |
| 否めない | いなめない (inamenai) | undeniable; impossible to deny |

## Don't confuse it with

[不](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/not/) · [吏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/) · [右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [亜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/asia/)

## More in the “Words & language 2” set

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/) · [申](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/say-humbly/) · [呼](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/call-out/) · [録](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/record/) · [否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [批](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/criticize/) · [章](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/chapter/) · [誰](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/who/)

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