非ひ

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を素す直なおに認みとめた。

  He honestly admitted his own fault.

• この件けんでは、どちらに非ひがあるのか分わからない。

  In this matter, I do not know which side is at fault.

noun

unfavorable situation; disadvantage; things going badly

Mostly literary or fixed-phrase use for a situation turning against someone; commonly seen in expressions like 形勢非なり.

• 形けい勢せい非ひなりと見みて、彼かれらは撤てっ退たいを決きめた。

  Seeing that the situation was turning against them, they decided to withdraw.

prefix

non-; un-; an-

Prefix attached mainly to Sino-Japanese nouns or noun-like bases to mean 'not', 'non-', or 'outside the normal category', as in 非公開 and 非公式. Often has a formal or written tone.

• この会かい議ぎは非ひ公こう開かいで行おこなわれる。

  This meeting will be held behind closed doors.

• 非ひ正せい規き雇こ用ようで働はたらく人ひとが増ふえている。

  The number of people working in non-regular employment is increasing.