Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 否

否

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Meaning

 deny, no

Pronunciation

 HI
ina, inamu

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

A "no" from a mouth is a denial.

Radicals

不 not, un-, dis-
口 mouth(A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 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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