非ひ

ひ

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

noun

fault; error; wrongdoing

Noun for a fault, error, or blameworthy point, especially in set phrases such as 非を認める and 非がある.

彼かれは自じ分ぶんの非ひ

Related words· 7

過あやまちN1sense 1

過ち is a concrete mistake or wrongdoing someone commits, while 非 is the more abstract quality of being at fault, as in 非を認める.

ノット

非 is a native Sino-Japanese negation prefix used in formal contexts, while ノット is a modern English loan-prefix with a casual or technical feel.

無ぶN3

非 negates by marking deviation from a norm (非現実的), whereas 無 simply denotes absence or lack, sometimes with a pejorative nuance (無愛想).

未みN2

非 forms words meaning 'non-' or 'anti-' with a stronger sense of opposition, whereas 未 focuses on something not yet having occurred or being unfinished.

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反はんN2
非 is a prefix meaning 'non-' or 'un-' that simply negates or denies a quality (非公式), while 反 implies actively opposing or countering something (反対, 反発).
不ふN3
非 negates by classifying something as outside a category or opposed to it (非公式), whereas 不 is a more general, straightforward negation (不安).
排はい
非 prefixes a word to mean 'non-' or 'un-', simply negating a state, whereas 排 implies actively rejecting or expelling something.

Opposites

是ぜ sense 1

是 refers to what is right or justified, while 非 marks what is wrong or blameworthy, as paired in the compound 是非 (right and wrong).

脱だつ

非 negates a state entirely ('non-/un-'), while 脱 indicates escaping or moving beyond a state, so they express different kinds of opposition to a base word.

Don't confuse with· 5

不ふN3sense 3

不 is the everyday negative prefix used with ordinary adjectives like 不便 and 不安, while 非 is a stiffer, more formal prefix as in 非公式 and 非常識.

無むN2sense 3

無 negates by showing total absence, as in 無関係, whereas 非 negates category membership or propriety, as in 非公開.

非ひ

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Expressions· 20