Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 非
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あら Grade: 5
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| kun'yomi
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Glyph origin
The use of the kanji 非 is derived from Chinese 非 (fēi, “not be, is not”).
Definitions
| For pronunciation and definitions of 非ず – see the following entry.
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| 【あらず】
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- [verb] 非ず, 有らず, 在らず: [from 700s] (Classical Japanese or literary) negative of あり
- [interjection] [from late 800s] (archaic, possibly obsolete) no, wrong
- [interjection] [from late 900s] (archaic, possibly obsolete) never mind
Alternative spellings 有らず, 在らず
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| (This term, 非ず, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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