Question

否 いな、いや 否(いえ): (1) no; nay (2) well; er; why拒否(きょひ): denial; veto; rejection; refusal否定(ひてい): (1) negation; denial; repudiation (2) NOT operation否決(ひけつ): rejection; negation; voting down否々(いやいや): reluctantly; by no means; unwillingly 6 不: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy口: mouth 口 3 (none) negate Negative mouths negate everything.

Accepted Answer

ヒ negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny 3 561 7 30 くち・くちへん 会意 Compound Ideographic To distinguish between 否 negate, and 不 negative (#1217): Note that negate contains 口, which is a kind of gate.

Kanji	否
Onyomi	ヒ
Kunyomi	いな、いや
English	negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
Examples	否(いえ): (1) no; nay (2) well; er; why 拒否(きょひ): denial; veto; rejection; refusal 否定(ひてい): (1) negation; denial; repudiation (2) NOT operation 否決(ひけつ): rejection; negation; voting down 否々(いやいや): reluctantly; by no means; unwillingly
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	561
Components	不: negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	7
Kanji Radical	口
Radical Number	30
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	くち・くちへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	negate
Koohii Story 1	To distinguish between 否 negate, and 不 negative (#1217): Note that negate contains 口, which is a kind of gate.
Koohii Story 2	Negative mouths negate everything.

Negate 否 Denial Rejection Negation Negative ヒ いな、いや

Negate 否 Denial Rejection Negation Negative ヒいな、いや