Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Familiar
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
Familiar
middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
Familiar
one's boss
proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
Hokkaido-ben
grizzly bear
じん only
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
じん only
human
kernel
じん only; Biology
nucleolus
Nowadays often used sarcastically
personage; person (deserving of respect)
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
Abbreviation; Common noun; Sometimes written as 仁輪加
impromptu skit
Abbreviation; Slang; Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
duty
Perhaps derived from 辞儀
formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)
(gang's) moral code
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
Common noun
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
Euphemistic; Noun, used as a prefix
yakuza
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