Memory phrase for the Kanji: 否


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Meaning

deny, no

Pronunciation

HI
ina, inamu

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

A "no" from a mouth is a denial.

Radicals

not, un-, dis-
mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square 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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