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否 — kanji meaning “negate”

negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

Meanings
negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
7
School grade
6
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#561 of 2,500
Classical radical
30
Chinese reading
fǒu, pǐ — Chinese character page

Words with 否

WordReadingMeaning
きょひ kyohirefusal; rejection; denial
ひてい hiteidenial; negation; repudiation
さんぴ sanpiyes and no; for and against
ひけつ hiketsurejection; negation; voting down
ひにん hinindenial; negation; repudiation
あんぴ anpisafety; welfare; well-being
かひ kahipropriety; right and wrong; advisability
せいひ seihisuccess or failure; outcome; result
ごうひ gouhisuccess or failure; result
いやおう iyaouyes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
にんぴ ninpiapproval or disapproval; admission or denial
とうひ touhipropriety; right or wrong; justice

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.