否応

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
否 応
いや
Grade: 6 		おう
Grade: 5
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
否應 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 否(いや) (iya) + 応(おう) (ō).

Pronunciation

Noun

否(いや)応(おう) • (iya-ō) ←いやおう (iyaou)?

  1. yay and nay; yes and no
    否応(いやおう)無(な)しに
    iyaō nashi ni
    compulsorily; forbidding saying yes or no

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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