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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 否や

    否や

    否いなや​

    as soon as

    NTCore ConceptsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    いなや

    Expressions

    1.
    as soon as, no sooner than, one way or another

    Noun

    2.
    objection

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    否
    いな・いや…(1)
    negate・no・noes・refuse・decline…(1)
    Kanji
    や
    ya
    Kana
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