否 Kanji – negate
The Japanese kanji 否 can mean negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny.
Meaning and Readings
How is 否 read?
否 has the onyomi reading ヒ and the kunyomi readings いな, いや.
In romaji, these readings can be written as hi, ina, iya.
Common Japanese Words Using 否
These common Japanese words contain 否. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 否々（ いやいや） — no!, no no!, no, not at all
- 安否（あんぴ） — safety, welfare, well-being
- 可否（かひ） — propriety, right and wrong, advisability, possibility
- 拒否（きょひ） — refusal, rejection, denial, veto
- 拒否権（きょひけん） — right of veto
- 合否（ごうひ） — success or failure, result
- 賛否（さんぴ） — yes and no, for and against
- 諾否（だくひ） — consent or refusal, yes or no, decision to accept or decline, up or down (vote), assent or dissent, accept or reject
- 否（ひ） — no, the noes
- 否決（ひけつ） — rejection, negation, voting down