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人 – person
2 strokesTaught in grade 1#5 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 人 means person. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジン、ニン (jin, nin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひと、-り、-と (hito, ri, to). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ジン | jin |
| On’yomi | ニン | nin |
| Kun’yomi | ひと | hito |
| Kun’yomi | -り | ri |
| Kun’yomi | -と | to |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9).
Words using 人
人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial人種じんしゅrace (of people)人生じんせい(one's) life人物じんぶつperson人類じんるいmankind成人せいじんadult恋人こいびとlover個人こじんindividual名人めいじんmaster友人ゆうじんfriend老人ろうじんold person故人こじんthe deceased
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.