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非

Level V of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 620 / 2,608

Injustice

On’yomi
ひ
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
非 Wrong (Kangxi 175)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 毎 (Every), less common than 修 (Mastering).

The character for criminal (非) looks like two doors slammed shut — justice closing its doors on injustice, barring the wrong from the right.

In words

非 ひ faulty-;non-N1
非常に ひじょうに extremelyN4
非常 ひじょう emergency,extraordinary,unusualN3

非 is rank 620 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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