否 (いや): no, the noes — Japanese vocabulary
否 is read いや and means "no, the noes". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
否
- Reading
- いや · iya
- Translation
- no, the noes
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- いやが
Example
「今日の新聞にいいニュース何かある？」「いや、特にないね」
「きょうのしんぶんにいいニュースなんかある？」「いや、とくにないね」
"Any good news in today's paper?" "No, nothing in particular."
Kanji in this word
- 否 — Negate, No, Noes
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