Onyomi: ヒ · Kunyomi: あら.ず · Meanings: injustice, mistake, negative, non-, un-
Kanji for injustice, mistake, negative, non-, un-
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非 originally showed two crossed wings or feathers, suggesting something going against the natural order. This crossing or opposition came to symbolize negation, refusal, or something incorrect. From this image, 非 developed meanings such as “not,” “wrong,” or “un-” — representing opposition or something that should not be.
非 shows crossed wings, symbolizing opposition or something that is wrong.
Imagine two wings crossed in the air, going against each other. That sense of “not” or “wrong” is 非.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 非 | ひ | fault, error, mistake | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 酷い | ひどい | cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 非常 | ひじょう | emergency | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 非難 | ひなん | criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 非行 | ひこう | delinquency, misconduct | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | very, extremely, exceedingly | common JLPT-N4 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 非常口 | ひじょうぐち | emergency exit | common Noun |
| 非公式 | ひこうしき | informal, unofficial | common Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 否認 | ひにん | denial, negation, repudiation, disapproval | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 非合法 | ひごうほう | illegal, unlawful | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |