Meaning of 否 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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否
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Kana Readingひ
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Romajihi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- no; the noes
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Example Sentences
否, ひ used in context
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「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No".
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Can I have it? "Sorry, I drank it at the hotel!" "Thought so."
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「どーした、もじもじして」「あーいや、何かパンツのゴム切れちゃったみたいで」
What's up? Fidgeting like that "Er, well, it looks like the elastic's gone in my pants."
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「いやー、今日も暑いね」「また当たり障りのない話を振ってきたわね」
Well, it's hot again today, isn't it? "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."
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とある映画を文庫化した—いや、映画の為に書かれたシナリオを小説として加筆修正し、日本語にローカライズしたものだ。
A certain movie was novelized - rather it was a scenario written for a movie that was expanded as a novel and localized to Japanese.
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もしかしてツンツンしているのは、生理痛なだけとか？いや、まさかね。
Could it be that her prickly attitude is just because she has period pains? No, couldn't be.
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