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Kanji Detail for 否 - "no"

否

  • Meaning

    否 means "no." Also associated with bad, immediately.

    1. No - Negative; disagreement; refusal.

    2. Bad - Not good; unfavorable.

    3. Immediately - Right away; at once; directly.

  • Words using 否

    • 拒否 きょひ Listen refusal; rejection; denial
    • 否定 ひてい Listen denial; negation; repudiation
    • 賛否 さんぴ Listen yes and no; for and against
    • 成否 せいひ Listen success or failure; outcome; result
    • 拒否権 きょひけん Listen right of veto
    • 否決 ひけつ Listen rejection; negation; voting down
    • 合否 ごうひ Listen success or failure; result
    • 可否 かひ Listen propriety; right and wrong; advisability

  • Four-character idioms with 否

    • 賛否両論 さんぴりょうろん Listen arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception
    • 運否天賦 うんぷてんぷ Listen trusting to chance; trusting to Providence

  • Tattoo check: 否

    • Verified meaning: no
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: bad, immediately
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    not, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to negate; to deny; not

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    no, not, un-; final particle

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    No. (Book of Odes) "Taste whether it is good or not." Meaning tasting whether it's good or not good. | Bad. 臧否 means good and bad. | A hexagram name in the Book of Changes. Blocked. Opposite of 泰. Good fortune is called 泰; bad fortune is called 否. Such as 否極泰來 (when misfortune reaches its extreme, good fortune comes).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    hi(ヒ) ヒ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ina(いな) いな

    iya(いや) いや

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    no bad immediately denial negation refusal decline deny disagree disapprove dissent negative oppose refuse reject

Sentences including 否

  • My boss turned down his proposal.

  • He denied having met her last week.

  • I do not deny but that it is true.

  • He denied having done it.

  • He denied having met her.

  • The president refused to answer the question.

  • No one can deny the fact.

  • He denied having said such a thing.

  • I'm very anxious about my son's safety.

  • He contradicted the news.

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