Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 非情(ひじょう) in Japanese

非情
Kana Reading
ひじょう
Romaji
hijō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    inanimate nature; callous; heartless
    Example sentence
    これらの気の毒な人々非情な独裁者なすがままになっていた。 These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.

Examples of 非情, ひじょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

8 strokes

un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: あら.ず

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JLPT 3

11 strokes

feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

On'Yomi: ジョウ, セイ

Kun'Yomi: なさ.け

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