- hitei denial, negation, repudiation, disavowal; negation; NOT operation
Used in formal or written contexts for logical, grammatical, or official negation, not for everyday personal rejection.
彼はその噂を否定した。
Kare wa sono uwasa o hitei shita.
He denied the rumor.
この文は否定の意味を持つ。
Kono bun wa hitei no imi o motsu.
This sentence has a negative meaning.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 拒否 (kyohi), which means refusal or rejection of an action or request, while 否定 is denial of truth or existence.
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