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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

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

不 "not" over 口 "mouth"; denying with the mouth — hence "no, to deny."

OFFICIAL READINGS

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

Compounds

  • 否定ひてい

    denial; negation

  • 賛否さんぴ

    for and against

More words with this kanji

  • 拒否きょひ
  • 臧否ぞうひ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

賛否(さんぴ)を手(て)をあげて決(き)めた。

We decided for or against by a show of hands.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

否定賛否否定decide賛to app…吸to suc…后empres…呼to cal…善good口mouth批to cri…秘secret匕spoon比to com…皮skin
CompoundRadicalReading

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