人
人 — Person
person
On’yomiジン (jin)
On’yomiニン (nin)
Kun’yomiひと (hito)
Kun’yomi-り (ri)
Kun’yomi-と (to)
Stroke order (2 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 人
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外国人 | がいこくじん gaikokujin | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 三人 | さんにん sannin | three people |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market) |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population; common talk |
Study notes
人 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 2 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #5 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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