Japanese word

打ち消し

Pronunciation

Romajiuchikeshi

Meaning

  • noundenial

Example

その発言は、うわさの打ち消しとして受け取られました。so no hatsu gen wa u wa sa no u chi ke shi to shi te u ke to ra re ma shi ta

The statement was taken as a denial of the rumor.

Illustration for 打ち消し (denial)

More examples

担当者は質問に対し、打ち消しの意図はないと説明しました。tan tō sha wa shitsu mon ni tai shi u chi ke shi no i to wa na i to setsu mei shi ma shi ta

The person in charge explained that there was no intention to deny it.

Core concept

It marks a move away from accepting a statement or idea as true, either by rejecting it or by making a sentence negative.

Common phrases

  • 報道の打ち消しhō dō no u chi ke shi

    denial of a report

  • 公式の打ち消しkō shiki no u chi ke shi

    official denial

Similar words

否定hitei: An act of rejecting a statement, idea, or possibility as untrue.
否認hinin: A formal statement that rejects the truth of a fact, claim, or responsibility.

Definition in Japanese

事実や発言などを否定して、そうではないとすること。ji jitsu ya hatsu gen na do o hi tei shi te sō de wa na i to su ru ko to

Word origin

打ち消し (uchikeshi) is the noun form of 打ち消す (uchikesu, "cancel or deny"), a compound of 打つ (utsu, "strike") and 消す (kesu, "erase").

Usage tips

  • In Japanese grammar, 打ち消し (uchikeshi) is also used as a term for negation, linking the denial of a claim with negative sentence forms.

Other meanings

  • negationnoun
  • negativenoun

Opposites

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