Formal or literary interjection used to deny or refuse, often in solemn or rhetorical contexts.
disagreement; objection; disapproval
Formal noun for expressing opposition or refusal; often used in phrases like 否を唱える.
He raised an objection to that decision.
No, I do not think so.
He voiced his objection to the proposal.
He succeeded—no, he achieved even more than success.
反対 is the common word for opposition or objection, while 否 is a stiffer, more literary term used in phrases like 否を唱える.
諾 is the formal literary 'yes' that pairs with 否 as in 諾否 (assent or dissent), directly opposing its meaning of 'no'.
賛成 means agreement or approval, the opposite of 否's sense of disagreement or objection.
否 is the archaic word for 'no', forming the classical opposite of 然り 'yes'.
refuse; decline · deny
Standard kanji form for this formal/literary word.
The kanji 否 means 'negation' or 'not'. The reading いな is a native Japanese word for denial, used in formal contexts.