What does 否 mean?
否 is a Japanese interjection meaning “no, the noes” in English. It can also be translated as “disagreement” depending on context. It is written as 否 in kanji, いや in hiragana, and iya in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼の答は「否」であった。
His answer was in the negative.