非

非 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “un-”. It is treated as a basic building block: it is not broken down any further here. In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1760. It appears as a component in 10 other characters in this index.

Keyword: un-
RTK frame: 1760
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あら.ず
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: jail cell, prison bars, не-, criminal
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 非 not

Decomposition

No decomposition is listed: this shape is used whole.

Characters that contain 非

俳 haiku
排 repudiate
悲 sad
罪 guilt
輩 comrade
扉 front door
緋 scarlet
誹 slander
斐 symmetrically patterned
琲 beaded hairpin

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