How to say 'Negation' in Japanese | 打ち消し

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The Japanese word for Negation is 'Uchikeshi', written as 打ち消し in Japanese.'Negation' in hiragana is うちけし.

word

打ち消し

Meaning

Negation

Reading

うちけし

uchikeshi

Kanji

打Hit 消Extinguish

Explanation

The Japanese noun '打ち消し (うちけし)' refers to the act of negating or denying something. It is often used in contexts where one is refuting a statement, idea, or claim. For example: His statement was a clear negation of the rumor「彼の発言はうわさの打ち消しだった」(かれのはつげんはうわさのうちけしだった). The negation of the theory came as a surprise「その理論の打ち消しは驚きだった」(そのりろんのうちけしはおどろきだった). This term is commonly used in both formal and informal settings to express contradiction or denial.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2764

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 打ち消し

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

打

Meaning

Hit

kanji

消

Meaning

Extinguish

Hiragana in the Word 打ち消し

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ち

Reading

Chi

hiragana

し

Reading

Shi

Words Related to 打ち消し Through the Kanji 打

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 打 as well.

word

打つ

Meaning

Hit, Type

word

打ち上げる

Meaning

Celebrate, Launch

word

打ち合わせ

Meaning

Meeting

word

打ち合わせる

Meaning

Discuss

word

値打ち

Meaning

Value

word

打ち込む

Meaning

Input, Devote

word

打ち明ける

Meaning

Confess

Words Related to 打ち消し Through the Kanji 消

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 消 as well.

word

消しゴム

Meaning

Eraser

word

消える

Meaning

Disappear

word

消す

Meaning

Erase, Turn off

word

消防車

Meaning

Firetruck

word

消防署

Meaning

Fire station

word

消費

Meaning

Consumption

word

消化

Meaning

Digestion

word

消費者

Meaning

Consumer

word

消火器

Meaning

Fire extinguisher

word

解消

Meaning

Resolution

word

消滅

Meaning

Extinction

word

消極的

Meaning

Passive

word

消毒

Meaning

Disinfection

word

消防

Meaning

Firefighting

word

取り消す

Meaning

Cancel

word

取り消し

Meaning

Cancellation

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