否
否 — Negate
negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomiいな (ina)
Kun’yomiいや (iya)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 否
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拒否 | きょひ kyohi | refusal; rejection; denial |
| 否定 | ひてい hitei | denial; negation; repudiation |
| 賛否 | さんぴ sanpi | yes and no; for and against |
| 拒否権 | きょひけん kyohiken | right of veto |
| 成否 | せいひ seihi | success or failure; outcome; result |
| 否決 | ひけつ hiketsu | rejection; negation; voting down |
Study notes
否 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #561 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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