English–Japanese

“no” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoいや (iya) · ノー (nō) · 否 (ina) · ううん (ūn)

Pronunciation

Romajiiie

Example

いいえ、学生ではありません。i i e gaku sei de wa a ri ma se n

No, I am not a student.

Illustration for いいえ (no)

How to say “no” in Japanese

“No” in Japanese is いいえ (iie).

Signals that the speaker rejects a question, statement, or proposal.

Full entry for いいえ: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with いいえ

いいえ、これは私の本ではありません。i i e ko re wa watashi no hon de wa a ri ma se n

No, this is not my book.

いいえ、こちらが正しい道です。i i e ko chi ra ga tada shi i michi de su

No, this is the right road.

Tips for using いいえ

  • For beginners, いいえ (iie, "no") is a standard negative reply, while its tone can become firm when it is spoken without any further explanation.

Other Japanese words for “no”

いや、違います。i ya chiga i ma su

No, that's not right.

彼はノーと言いました。kare wa nō to i i ma shi ta

He said no.

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否

ina

interjectionno

否、その案には反対です。ina so no an ni wa han tai de su

Nay, I oppose that plan.

ううん、今日は行きません。ū n kyō wa i ki ma se n

No, I will not go today.

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