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person · people · human
N5On: じん、にんKun: ひと、り、とな
Memory Aid
The kanji shape clearly depicts a person walking or standing, with two legs and a torso. It's one of the most fundamental pictographic characters.
'NIN' — Think of a NINja, a skilled PERSON.
'JIN' — Imagine a JINgle bell on a PERSON.
Vocabulary
日本人にほんじんJapanese person
一人ひとりone person
大人おとなadult
人々ひとびとpeople
三人さんにんthree people
Example Sentences
あの人は私の先生です。
That person is my teacher.
彼は日本人です。
He is Japanese.
クラスに何人いますか。
How many people are in the class?
一人で映画を見ました。
I watched a movie alone.