ChiramiN5 kanji · 2 strokes
人 means person
人
人Real origin
A person seen from the side, walking.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- person
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ひと hito
ひと (hito) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ジン jin
ジン (jin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ニン nin
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Common word
人々 ひとびと · hitobito
people, men and women
Used in 65 kanji
See all 5 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 人 mean?
Right: 人 means person.Not quite: 人 means person.In 人々, which reading does 人 use?
Right. 人々 is read ひとびと (hitobito): 人 takes ひと, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 人々 is read ひとびと (hitobito): 人 takes ひと, its Japanese reading.