Kanji 人: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 人: person. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
person
This character is a pictograph of a person's side profile standing on two legs. The two strokes represent the image of a person supporting themselves. It is the most fundamental kanji meaning 'person'.
商人 (あきうど): meaning and examples
Japanese word 商人: merchant / trader. Meanings and example sentences.
他人 (あだびと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 他人: another person / stranger / outsider. Meanings and example sentences.
一人 (いちにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一人: one person / alone. Meanings and example sentences.
大人しい (おとなしい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 大人しい: quiet / obedient / gentle. Meanings and example sentences.
玄人 (くろうと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 玄人: expert / professional. Meanings and example sentences.
故人 (こじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 故人: the deceased / departed person. Meanings and example sentences.
殺人 (さつじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 殺人: murder / homicide / killing. Meanings and example sentences.
産婦人科 (さんふじんか): meaning and examples
Japanese word 産婦人科: maternity / gynecology department. Meanings and example sentences.
主人公 (しゅじんこう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 主人公: protagonist / main character / hero. Meanings and example sentences.
証人 (しょうにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 証人: witness / person who sees an event. Meanings and example sentences.
使用人 (しようにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 使用人: employee / servant. Meanings and example sentences.
新人 (しんじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 新人: newcomer / new member / beginner. Meanings and example sentences.
人 (じん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人: person / people / human. Meanings and example sentences.
人格 (じんかく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人格: personality / character / individuality. Meanings and example sentences.
人材 (じんざい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人材: talented person / skilled worker. Meanings and example sentences.
人体 (じんたい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人体: human body. Meanings and example sentences.
人民 (じんみん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人民: the people / the public / citizens. Meanings and example sentences.
人目 (じんもく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人目: public attention / watchful eyes. Meanings and example sentences.
仲人 (ちゅうにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 仲人: matchmaker / mediator. Meanings and example sentences.
当人 (とうにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 当人: the person concerned / the said person. Meanings and example sentences.
二人 (ににん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 二人: two people / a pair / couple. Meanings and example sentences.
人情 (にんじょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人情: humanity / kindness / empathy. Meanings and example sentences.
万人 (ばんじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 万人: all people / everybody. Meanings and example sentences.
人柄 (ひとがら): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人柄: personality / character. Meanings and example sentences.
人質 (ひとじち): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人質: hostage / prisoner. Meanings and example sentences.
一人でに (ひとりでに): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一人でに: automatically / by itself / naturally. Meanings and example sentences.
女の人 (おんなのひと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 女の人: woman / adult female. Meanings and example sentences.
職人 (しょくにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 職人: craftsman / artisan / skilled worker. Meanings and example sentences.
素人 (しろうと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 素人: amateur / beginner / novice. Meanings and example sentences.
人造 (じんぞう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人造: artificial / man-made / synthetic. Meanings and example sentences.
人文科学 (じんぶんかがく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人文科学: humanities / social sciences. Meanings and example sentences.
人命 (じんめい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人命: human life. Meanings and example sentences.
知人 (ちじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 知人: acquaintance / friend. Meanings and example sentences.
人差指 (ひとさしゆび): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人差指: index finger. Meanings and example sentences.
人通り (ひとどおり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人通り: pedestrian traffic / foot traffic. Meanings and example sentences.
役人 (やくにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 役人: government official. Meanings and example sentences.
男の人 (おとこのひと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 男の人: man / adult male. Meanings and example sentences.
恋人 (こいびと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 恋人: lover / sweetheart / romantic partner. Meanings and example sentences.
個人 (こじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 個人: individual / private person / personal. Meanings and example sentences.
詩人 (しじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 詩人: poet. Meanings and example sentences.
商人 (しょうにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 商人: merchant / shopkeeper / trader. Meanings and example sentences.
人工 (じんこう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人工: artificial / manmade. Meanings and example sentences.
人種 (じんしゅ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人種: race / ethnicity. Meanings and example sentences.
人生 (じんせい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人生: human life / one's lifetime. Meanings and example sentences.
人物 (じんぶつ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人物: person / character / figure. Meanings and example sentences.
人類 (じんるい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人類: human race / humanity. Meanings and example sentences.
成人 (せいじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 成人: adult / grown-up person. Meanings and example sentences.
他人 (たにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 他人: another person / stranger / unrelated person. Meanings and example sentences.
人気 (にんき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人気: popularity / being liked. Meanings and example sentences.
人間 (にんげん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人間: human / person / mankind. Meanings and example sentences.
犯人 (はんにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 犯人: criminal / offender. Meanings and example sentences.
美人 (びじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 美人: beautiful woman. Meanings and example sentences.
人込み (ひとごみ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人込み: crowd of people. Meanings and example sentences.
一人一人 (ひとりひとり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一人一人: each person / one by one. Meanings and example sentences.
夫人 (ふじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 夫人: wife / madam / Mrs.. Meanings and example sentences.
婦人 (ふじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 婦人: woman / lady / female adult. Meanings and example sentences.
本人 (ほんにん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 本人: the person himself/herself. Meanings and example sentences.
名人 (めいじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 名人: master / expert. Meanings and example sentences.
友人 (ゆうじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 友人: friend / companion. Meanings and example sentences.
老人 (ろうじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 老人: old person / elderly. Meanings and example sentences.
御主人 (ごしゅじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 御主人: honorable husband / (your) husband. Meanings and example sentences.
人口 (じんこう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人口: population. Meanings and example sentences.
人形 (にんぎょう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人形: doll / figure. Meanings and example sentences.
大人 (おとな): meaning and examples
Japanese word 大人: adult. Meanings and example sentences.
外国人 (がいこくじん): meaning and examples
Japanese word 外国人: foreigner / non-Japanese person. Meanings and example sentences.
人 (ひと): meaning and examples
Japanese word 人: person / human being / people. Meanings and example sentences.
一人 (ひとり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 一人: one person / alone. Meanings and example sentences.
二人 (ふたり): meaning and examples
Japanese word 二人: two people. Meanings and example sentences.
