へん

Etymology 1
From Classical Japanese, from , with は merged with the preceding syllable or becoming や, giving. In turn, はせん is a composition of, and.

The consonantal shift /s/ to /h/ is also seen in other words in Kansai, e.g. to Kansai.

Suffix

 * 1)  negates verbs in non-past tense

Usage notes

 * This word is morphologically an inflectional suffix. It is classified as in traditional Japanese grammar.

Counter

 * 1)  volume of a printed work
 * 2)  times

Noun

 * 1)  strange, (musical notes) flat
 * 2)  compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book
 * 3)  side, edge
 * 4)  a type of Chinese radical, left half
 * 5)  compilation, volume
 * 6)  piece, flake