Kanji Detail for 匪 - "box, not, bandit"

匪

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
匪 means "box, not, bandit."
1. Box - A bamboo container.
2. Not - A negative particle.
3. Bandit - A villain; a criminal.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

negation; wicked person

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

bandits, robbers, gangsters

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

bandit; (literary) not

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

bandits, robbers, gangsters

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Interchangeable with 非. Also, being accustomed to improper behavior is called 匪. Such as 匪類 (bad sort). Hence bandits are called 匪. Such as 土匪 (bandits), 會匪 (gang members).
Onyomi

hi(ひ)
Kunyomi

ara.zu(あわず)

hako(はこ)

katami
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

匚 (hakogamae)
Related Keywords
box bamboo container negative particle bandit villain criminal