ノー

ノー · noo · JLPT N3 · expression

no

🛑 Borrowed straight from English no, with the vowel held long: noo

ノー is a katakana loanword of English no. The ー mark makes the vowel long. You mostly see it in set phrases like ノーコメント (no comment) or ノーサンキュー (no thank you). In everyday replies, いいえ is the usual Japanese no.

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