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否 = 不 + 口

否 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “negate”. It is built from 不 (negative) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1303.

Keyword
negate
RTK frame
1303
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いな, いや
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
отрицать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
否 not

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 不 negative
  2. 口 mouth

How to find 否 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “negative” + “mouth”. 否 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 否 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.