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非 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 非 意味

un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

非 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

あら.ず ara.zu

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ヒ hi

Examples

彼は自分の非を認めましたか。Did he admit that he was wrong?
非会員は50ドル増しとなります。Non-members pay an additional 50 dollars.
彼はどうしても非を認めなかった。He would not admit his fault.
父はおおよそ非芸術的な人だ。My father is far from artistic.
彼女は非友好的な態度だった。She had an unfriendly attitude.
非暴力というのは私の信仰の第1条だ。Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
彼に責められる非はないとされた。He was absolved from blame.
彼を説きさとして非を認めた。I convinced him of his fault.
自分の非を認めるなんて君は正直だね。You are honest to admit your mistake.
彼は簡単に非を認めるような人ではない。He is not a man to admit his mistakes easily.

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