非人

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Chinese

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(be) not; wrong; blame
(be) not; wrong; blame; Africa
 
man; person; people
trad. (非人)
simp. #(非人)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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非人

  1. wrong person
  2. inhuman
  3. bad man; ruffian; villain
  4. unperson (especially in the sense of being stripped of humanity)

Adjective

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非人

  1. inhumane

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (非人):
  • Japanese: ()(にん) (hinin)
  • Korean: 비인(非人) (biin)
  • Vietnamese: phi nhân (非人)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
にん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(にん) (hinin

  1. (historical, vulgar) beggar, outcast, lowest-ranking caste of the Edo-period caste system (comprising ex-convicts and vagrants)

See also

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