Memory phrase for the Kanji: 否

否

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Meaning deny, no

Pronunciation

HI
ina, inamu

Explanation

Top: not 不 (Four lines are not enough.), below: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
A "no" from a mouth is a denial.

Radicals

不 not, un-, dis-
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

賛否 さんぴ  the pros and cons
否 いや  no, the noes
否定 ひてい  negation, denial, repudiation
否決 ひけつ  rejection, negation, voting down
拒否 きょひ  denial, veto, rejection, refusal

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