Illustration: Two siblings sit at a low table after an afternoon snack. One offers the last rice cracker with a questioning expression and an outstretched hand. The other gives a small sideways head shake, smiling with closed lips and raising one relaxed palm toward the offered cracker.

JLPT N4interjectionLevel estimated by Bebop

ううん

uun

no, nuh-uh

An informal way to say no. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

ううん。できないよ。
No, I can’t.
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「犬飼いぬかってる？」「ううん」
"Do you have a dog?" "No."
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「分わかった？」「ううん。分わかんない」
"Do you understand?" "No, I don’t."
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