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非 means 'mistake'

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Strokes : 8    Radical number: 175    Frequency: 603   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-15    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 28    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 353 words   Used in 459 words   Used in 22 names   Component in 40 kanji (6 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヒ
Additional readings
Kun    あらず it is not
Variants
⾮  
Notes
Discover the surprising etymology of 非, which is on duty in 非, and the counterintuitive Japanese name of this radical.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 非 is used 7 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 非 is used 361 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ヒ : 349 words FIND ALL
ひ じ ょ う 0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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ヒ (read as ぴ) : 3 words FIND ALL
ぜ ん ぴ 1
noun
past folly; past sin
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ヒ (read as び) : 1 word FIND ALL
け ん び い し 3
noun
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
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あらず : 8 words FIND ALL
あ ら ず 1
expression
1. it is not so  (archaic)
2. no; never mind
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An additional 19 less common words include 非 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 794 (originally: 773)  Joy o' Kanji : 773  Key to Kanji: 891 

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非
ヒ   mistake
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