Not
"Not" in Japanese
...ではない
de wa nai
(negates meaning of another word)
...ない
nai
(negates meaning of another word)
ません
...masen
(negates meaning of another word)
...ではなく
...de wa naku
(And not)
じゃない
ja nai
(Translations)
NOT (notto)
(NOT)
否定
hitei
(NOT)
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