いやいや
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word いやいや
1
no!; no no!; no, not at all
Examples
私はいやいやその仕事をした。
I did the work against my will.
Kanji in this Word
否
7 strokes
Frequency: 561
JLPT N2
Grade 6
Meanings
negate
no
noes
refuse
decline
deny
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いな
いや
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