是非（ぜひ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: right and wrong
Example sentences
- 計画の是非を議論する。 — They debate whether the plan is right or wrong.
- 是非を問わず、まず聞く。 — Regardless of right or wrong, listen first.
Idioms & proverbs containing “是非”
- 是非曲直 (ぜひきょくちょく) — rights and wrongs (of a case); relative merits (of a case)
- 是非善悪 (ぜひぜんあく) — rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “是非” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)