# 否 — No

Frequency rank 754 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 射 (Shoot), less common than 隠 (Hide).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: いな
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Not on top hovers over a mouth below -- a mouth covered by 'not' can only say no.

In words:

- 否 いや — no,the noes
- 否定 ひてい — negation,denial,repudiation
- 否決 ひけつ — rejection;negation;voting down

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