humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

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ジンニン

Nanori

きみさとしのぶのりひとひとしひろまさまさしやすよし

Dictionary

Common Words

やじ親父オヤジ親爺親仁NounUsually kanaFreq #3118
1

Familiar

one's father; one's old man; dad; pops

Examples
親父はじっと私の顔を見た。
Father looked me full in the face.
2

Familiar

middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer

3

Familiar

one's boss

4

proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord

5

Hokkaido-ben

grizzly bear

仁王立ちおうだちNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #14451
1

imposing stance; daunting pose

NounFreq #14769
1

じん only

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity

Examples
巧言令色少なし
Fair words butter no parsnips.
2

じん only

human

3

kernel

4

じん only; Biology

nucleolus

御仁ご仁御人NounHonorificFreq #21555
1

Nowadays often used sarcastically

personage; person (deserving of respect)

わか俄かFreq #24180
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate; hasty; improvised; impromptu; offhand

Examples
にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。
Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.
2

Abbreviation; Common noun; Sometimes written as 仁輪加

impromptu skit

3

Abbreviation; Slang; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan

仁義んぎNounFreq #30307
1

humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue

Examples
盗人にも仁義
There is honor even among thieves.
2

duty

3

Perhaps derived from 辞儀

formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)

4

(gang's) moral code

朴念仁くねんじんNounFreq #33009
1

quiet unsociable person

2

obstinate person; blockhead

仁王立ちになるにおうだちになるExpressionGodan verbFreq #35840
1

to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

仁王二王NounFreq #41864
1

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

任侠仁侠んきょうんきょうFreq #59652
1

Common noun

chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong

2

Euphemistic; Noun, used as a prefix

yakuza

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