Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood public bath, an attendant holds out an enormous frilly umbrella toward a departing customer, eyebrows raised in a questioning expression. The customer gives a small head shake and raises one relaxed open palm, smiling politely.

JLPT N5interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

いえ

ie

no

A shorter form of いいえ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. いえ、結構けっこうです。

    No, thank you.

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  2. いえ、私わたしは行いきたくありません。

    No, I don’t want to go.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. いえ結構けっこう、もう十分じゅうぶんです。

    No, thank you. I’m so full.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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