否 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ヒひ · hi
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- no; to deny; negative
Stroke order
Origin
不 "not" over 口 "mouth"; denying with the mouth — hence "no, to deny."
Readings and examples
| Onヒひhi | 否定ひてい適否てきひ安否あんぴ |
|---|---|
| Kunいなina | 否いな否めないいなめない |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 否定ひてい
denial; negation
- 賛否さんぴ
for and against
- 拒否きょひ
- 臧否ぞうひ
Example
賛否を手をあげて決めた。
We decided for or against by a show of hands.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)