人
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 人
1
Counter
counter for people
Examples
200人の人が昨年コレラで死んだ。
Two hundred people died of cholera last year.
Kanji in this Word
人
2 strokes
Frequency: 5
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジン
ニン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひと
-り
-と
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
じ
と
ね
ひこ
ふみ
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