JLPT N1 · Noun

当人 (tounin)

当人 (とうにん, tounin) is a Japanese noun meaning “the person concerned; the person in question”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とうにん
Romaji: tounin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person · noun

Example sentences

当人のいないところで悪口を言うべきでない。

You shouldn't speak ill of a man behind his back.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 当人

当

hit, right, appropriateトウ・あ.たる・あ.たり · 6 strokes

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 当人.

本当ほんとうtruthお弁当おべんとうbento適当てきとうsuitable見当けんとうestimate当りあたりhit相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)担当たんとうbeing in charge (of an area of responsibility)当時とうじat that time弁当べんとうbento本当ほんとtruth当然とうぜんnatural当たるあたるto be hit当てるあてるto hit当たり前あたりまえnatural

Source: JMdict entry 1449120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.