否応

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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From (いや) (iya) + (おう) (ō).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いや)(おう) (iya-ōいやおう (iyaou)?

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

References

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