JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 非: "un-, mistake, negative"
The kanji 非 means "un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヒ in on'yomi and あら.ず in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あら.ず
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non- |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 472 of 2,501 |
Common words with 非
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 非常emergency · extreme; great; extraordinary; remarkable
- 是非certainly; without fail · right and wrong; pros and cons
- 非難criticism; blame; censure; attack
- 非fault; error; mistake · going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
- 非常識lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality
- 是非ともby all means; at all costs; absolutely
- 非情cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; cruel · insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
- 非ずnot · does not exist
- 非道unjust; inhuman
- 非力powerless; weak; lacking physical strength · incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
- 非常事態state of emergency
- 非現実的unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
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