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Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English no.[1]
Pronunciation
Interjection
ノー • (nō)
- no (that is untrue)
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- 答はもちろんノオだった。
- Kotae wa mochiron nō datta.
- The answer was, of course, no.
- no (I do not accept or allow that)
Synonyms
- (that is untrue): いいえ (īe), いや (iya)
- (I do not accept or allow that): だめ (dame)
Antonyms
Noun
ノー • (nō)
- a no, a denial
- a lack of something (often found in compounds)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Prefix
ノー • (nō-)
- without
Derived terms
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN