か否か	1269128

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+<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri>
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+<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>

daijr か否か, gg5 否

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-<gloss>(something) is so or nor so</gloss>
+<gloss>whether or not</gloss>

See below.

This expression [much like "かどうか"] picks up many Google hits [about 25m]. As with "かどうか", the novice tends to start off with "か" and when you decided to include "かどうか", you solved that problem of searching and finding for the novice.

Now I am hoping that you will promote this expression on the same basis, because when one searches the main dictionary for "か否か" one gets nothing, but when one searches for "否か" one gets a mass of help; inevitably denied to those who need the help most, for example:-

申し出に対して受けるか否か 【？】 take it or leave it; WI4
真実か否か 【？】 truth or falsehood; WI4
犯罪が実際にあったのか否か 【？】 whether a crime has actually been committed or not; WI4
良いか否か 【？】 yes-no; WI4
[plus many, many others]

Perhaps with the promotion of "か否か" one could tidy up the many WI4 entries which are less than complete.

While noting the above, I take this opportunity of referring to the RH, which copies the main dictionary of "否か". This RH could be removed, i.e.,

否か 【いなか】 (conj) .. or not
否か 【いやか】 (?) ???; RH