人 — person, human being

ひと人 person

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 2 strokes family

U+4EBA Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #5 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #951 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #9 亻

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person
human being

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ひと・びと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

人(ひと) hito person 人(ひと) 々 hitobito people 人(ひと) びと hitobito people 村(むら) 人(びと) murabito villager 人(ひと) 前(まえ) hitomae in public 人(ひと) 当(あ) たり hitoatari manner towards others 旅(たび) 人(びと) tabibito traveler 人(ひと) 様(さま) hitosama other people

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

日(に) 本(ほん) 人(じん) nihonjin Japanese person 人(じん) 口(こう) jinkou population 人(じん) 生(せい) jinsei life 白(はく) 人(じん) hakujin white person 名(めい) 人(じん) meijin master 人(じん) 文(ぶん) jinbun humanities 先(せん) 人(じん) senjin predecessors 友(ゆう) 人(じん) yuujin friend

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

人(にん) 気(き) ninki popularity 三(さん) 人(にん) sannin three people 本(ほん) 人(にん) honnin the person in question 大(だい) 人(にん) 気(き) daininki very popular 四(よ) 人(にん) yonin four people 五(ご) 人(にん) gonin five people 十(じゅう) 人(にん) juunin ten people 千(せん) 人(にん) sennin 1000 people

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

一人(ひとり) hitori one person 二人(ふたり) futari two people 大人(おとな) otona adult 他人事(ひとごと) hitogoto other people's affair 素人(しろうと) shirouto amateur

り ri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

一(ひと) 人(り) ひとり hitorihitori each person 一(ひと) 人(り) 暮(ぐ) らし hitorigurashi living alone

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

大(おと) 人(な) しい otonashii gentle

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人 — person, human being

Meanings

word

ひと・びと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

り ri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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人 — person, human being

Meanings

word

ひと ・びと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん ・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

にん nin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

り ri Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

な na Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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ひと・びと hito Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しん・じん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).