Kanji

人

人

person

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

2 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジン, ニン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひと, -り, -と

Nanori (Name Reading)

きよ, さね, たみ, と, ひこ, ひと, ひとし, ふと, むと, め

Common Readings

ジン, ニン, ひと

Example sentences

人 ひと
その 人 は 毎日 同じ 電車 に 乗る

That person rides the same train every day.

には には
駅 には 人 が たくさん いる

There are many people at the station.

人間 にんげん
人間 は 誰 でも 間違える

All humans make mistakes.

命 いのち
健康 は 人間 にとって 命 だ 。

Health is the most important thing for humans.

二人 ふたり
二人 は とても 仲 が 良い 。

The two of them are very close.

いつ いつ
二人 は 心 を いつ に して 、 同じ 目標 に 向かった 。

The two shared one heart and moved toward the same goal.

一人 ひとり
一人 が 好き だ から 、 休日 は いつも 一人 で 過ごす 。

Since I like being alone, I always spend my holidays by myself.

軽い かるい
荷物 が 軽い ので 、 一人 で 運べます 。

Since the luggage is light, I can carry it by myself.

一人で ひとりで
夜道 を 一人で 歩く の は 危ない 。

It is dangerous to walk alone at night.

人生 じんせい
人生 は 、 自分 で 切り開く もの だ 。

Life is something you carve out for yourself.

Example Vocabulary

人

ひと

person, people

人間

にんげん

human being, person, humanity

二人

ふたり

two people; the two of them

一人

ひとり

one person; alone

人

ひと

person, people

一人で

ひとりで

alone; by oneself

人生

じんせい

life; one's life; human life

２人

ふたり

two people; pair

本人

ほんにん

the person themselves; the said person

三人

さんにん

three people

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