# 非 injustice / mistake

★★★★☆
8 strokes
BETA PK SYMBOLIC DUH

## Onyomi

HI | HE's crying because of the injustice

## Mnemonic

| Usually the textbooks say to think of this as two streams of tears running down a face. Works for me.

## Jukugo

是非(ぜひ) | absolutely! ★★★★☆ 1/2 KANA 是 (fer shure) + 非 (injustice / mistake) = 是非 (absolutely!) this has 2 meanings: 1) in casual conversation, starting a sentence with 'zehi' means, 'Absolutely!' 'I'll get it done by hook or by crook!' - also, you'll hear 'ぜひおねがいします！' a lot, which means 'Thanks in advance for this favor.' . . . . 2) the propriety or morality of a certain course of action ( the kanji themselves translate to 'right + injustice').
非常(ひじょう) | emergency ★★★★☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (emergency) emergency. This is the word on all the emergency exits and emergency firehoses. But you'd never say "I'm having an 非常！”
非常(ひじょう) にxxx | exceedingly xxx ★★★☆☆ 非 (injustice / mistake) + 常 (usual) = 非常 (exceedingly xxx) in an emergency? No! That would be too simple. ひじょうに means, exceedingly or extremely.
非(ひ) XXXX | no xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE PREFIX meaning 'without xxx' Usually words use the 不 or 無　 prefixes, but occasionally you'll see a 非-word, like 非常識　（ひじょうしき）　(no common sense) 非対称的　（ひたいしょうてき）(asymmetrical). I guess if 不 is like 'un-' and 無 is like 'without-', then '非-' is like 'no-'!!

## Used In

- 輩
- 悲
- 罪
- 俳
- 排

## Synonyms

criticize 批判 非難(批難)
very とても 非常に めっちゃ 超
absolutely, definitely 絶対 是非