人 Kanji – person
The Japanese kanji 人 can mean person.
Meaning and Readings
How is 人 read?
人 has the onyomi readings ジン, ニン and the kunyomi readings ひと, -り, -と.
In romaji, these readings can be written as jin, nin, hito, ri, to.
Common Japanese Words Using 人
These common Japanese words contain 人. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- あの人(あのひと) — he, she, that person
- アメリカ人(アメリカじん) — American person
- 愛人(あいじん) — lover, mistress
- 悪人(あくにん) — bad person, villain, scoundrel, wrongdoer, wicked person
- 偉人(いじん) — great person, eminent figure
- 一人で(ひとりで) — alone, by oneself, on one's own
- 一人前(いちにんまえ) — one portion, one serving, one person
- 一人息子(ひとりむすこ) — only son
- 一人物(いちじんぶつ) — person to be reckoned with, person of importance
- 一人歩き(ひとりあるき) — taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)
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