JLPT N3 · Noun

人間 (ningen)

人間 (にんげん, ningen) is a Japanese noun meaning “human being; human”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: にんげん
Romaji: ningen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

human being; human; person; man; mankind · noun
character (of a person) · noun

Example sentences

どんなに財産があっても、貪欲な人間は満足できない。世界中の財宝を集めても幸福にはなれない。

No amount of wealth can satisfy a covetous man. All the treasure in the world won't make him happy.

Tatoeba #199527

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

Kanji in 人間

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 人間.

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)

Source: JMdict entry 1366770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.