JLPT N3 · Interjection

否 (iya)

否 (いや, iya) is a Japanese interjection meaning “no”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いや
Romaji: iya
Word class: Interjection
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

no · interjection · usually written in kana

Example sentences

「今日の新聞にいいニュース何かある？」「いや、特にないね」

"Any good news in today's paper?" "No, nothing in particular."

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 否

否

negate, no, noesヒ・いな・いや · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 否.

否定ひていdenial拒否きょひrefusal否決ひけつrejection

Source: JMdict entry 2857380 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.