Moto 人: PersonKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジン、ニン
- Kun'yomi
- ひと、-り、-と
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 2,875 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジン・ニン)
- 三人さんにんthree people
- 人口じんこうpopulation
- 人気にんきpopularity; public favor
- 人間にんげんhuman being; human
- 個人こじんindividual; private person
- 外国人がいこくじんforeigner; foreign citizen
- 人事じんじpersonnel affairs; human affairs
- 人権じんけんhuman rights; civil liberties
- 人民じんみんthe people; citizens
- 人物じんぶつperson; character
- 人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
- 友人ゆうじんfriend
- 夫人ふじんwife; Mrs
- 新人しんじんnew face; newcomer
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- 本人ほんにんthe person in question; the person themselves
- 法人ほうじんcorporate body; corporation
- 老人ろうじんold person; senior citizen
- 証人しょうにんwitness
- 巨人きょじんgiant; great man
- 殺人さつじんmurder; homicide
- 黒人こくじんblack person
- 中国人ちゅうごくじんChinese person
- 人材じんざいcapable person; talented person
- 人類じんるいmankind; humanity
- 名人めいじんmaster; expert
- 婦人ふじんwoman; lady
- 白人はくじんwhite person; Caucasian
- 知人ちじんfriend; acquaintance
- 主人しゅじんhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
- 主人公しゅじんこうprotagonist; main character
- 人員じんいんnumber of persons; personnel
- 人工じんこうartificial; man-made
- 人形にんぎょうdoll; puppet
- 人種じんしゅrace (of people)
- 他人たにんanother person; other people
- 犯人はんにんoffender; criminal
- 社会人しゃかいじんworking adult; full-fledged member of society
- 財団法人ざいだんほうじんincorporated foundation; juridical foundation
- 軍人ぐんじんmilitary personnel; soldier
- 人数にんずうthe number of people
- 人的じんてきhuman; personal
- 人道じんどうhumanity
- 個人的こじんてきpersonal; individual
- 詩人しじんpoet
- 人件費じんけんひpersonnel expenses; labor cost
- 成人せいじんadult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup
- 故人こじんthe deceased; the departed
- 老人ホームろうじんホームretirement home; old people's home
- 被告人ひこくにんaccused; defendant
- 邦人ほうじんJapanese national (esp. abroad)
- 世話人せわにんsponsor; manager
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 二人ふたりtwo persons; two people
- 一人ひとりone person
- 人質ひとじちhostage
- 何人なにびとanyone; any person
- 恋人こいびとlover; sweetheart
Other readings
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