This is the 1212th most frequent Japanese word.

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"非" means "non-, un-, dis-, or negative."


The character 非 is used as part of the word '非常に' (hijōni), meaning 'extremely' or 'very much', indicating a degree or intensity.

そのアイデアは非常に重要です。

That idea is extremely important.


Here, 非 is used as a prefix in '非論理的' (hironriteki), meaning 'illogical', to denote the negation or absence of logic.

彼の行動は非論理的でした。

His behavior was illogical.


The prefix 非 is part of '非正規' (hiseki), meaning 'irregular' or 'off-standard', used to describe a method that doesn't follow standard norms.

この問題を非正規な方法で解決した。

We solved this issue in an irregular way.