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iya
interjection

Alternate Written Forms:

iie
[いいえ()]
iie
iiya
[いいや()]
iiya
ie
[いえ()]
ie
ina
[いな()]
ina
[いや()]
iya

English Meaning(s) for いや

interjection
  1. no; nay
  2. well; er; why
  3. you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

Definition and Synonyms for いや

Negation the speech act of negating
Synonyms: いいえ, , 否定, 打ち消し, 打ち消す
Nay a negative
Synonyms: いいえ,
No a negative
Synonyms: ノー, いいえ,
Negation a negative statement
Synonyms: いいえ, , 否定, 否決, 打ち消し, 打ち消す
Negative a reply of denial
Synonyms: いいえ, , 否定, 打ち消し, 打ち消す
Negation a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
Synonyms: いいえ, , 否定, 否決, 打ち消し, 打ち消す

Categories いや is a member of

Denial the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
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Statement a message that is stated or declared
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Disaffirmation the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
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Negative a reply of denial
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Stroke Order Diagrams for いや

Sample Sentences for いや

"Are you still dating Tom?" "No, we broke up at the beginning of last month."
Nothing special.
"Tom, do you have school today?" "No, classes were canceled because of the typhoon."
No, sit down.
No, I just thought that since you can use an abacus, you might be good at doing calculations in your head.

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