Word Meaning 是非

ぜひ zehi

是非 is read as ぜひ (zehi) and means certainly.

Meaning

English

  1. certainly
  2. without fail
  3. right and wrong
  4. pros and cons

Reading

Kana

ぜひ

Romaji

zehi

Writing Variants

  • 是否 ぜひ zehi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 3836 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

是非是非

ぜひぜひ

certainly

是非とも

ぜひとも

by all means

是か非か

ぜかひか

right or wrong

是が非でも

ぜがひでも

rightly or wrongly

是非判断

ぜひはんだん

discrimination of right and wrong

是是非非主義

ぜぜひひしゅぎ

principle of being fair and just

是非曲直

ぜひきょくちょく

rights and wrongs (of a case)

是非善悪

ぜひぜんあく

rights and wrongs

是非ない

ぜひない

unavoidable

是々非々

ぜぜひひ

free and unbiased

Example Sentences

3

ぜひあそびにきてください。

Please do come and visit us.

そのもんだいのぜひをぎろんした。

We discussed the pros and cons of the problem.

しっぱいしたのはぜひもない。

The failure was unavoidable.