JLPT N1 Advanced
否
Negation, refusal, or a negative vote.
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いや the most common spoken form, usually written in hiragana
1 Interjection, Adverb
No / On the contrary...
Expresses a formal denial of a previous statement or a refusal of a proposition.
Example
A テスト 、 簡単 だっ た ？
B いや 、 すごく 難しかっ た よ 。
[A:] Was the test easy? [B:] No, it was super difficult.
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2 Noun
A 'no' vote / The negative
Signifies a negative vote, rejection, or the general concept of non-acceptance.
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