Formal or literary interjection used to deny or refuse, often in solemn or rhetorical contexts.
否、私はそうは思いません。
No, I do not think so.
He raised an objection to that decision.
disagreement; objection; disapproval
Formal noun for expressing opposition or refusal; often used in phrases like 否を唱える.
彼はその提案に否を唱えた。
He voiced his objection to the proposal.
彼は成功した。否、成功以上の結果を出した。
He succeeded—no, he achieved even more than success.
いや is a casual, spoken 'no', whereas 否 is formal and would sound out of place in everyday chat.
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.