Word details

他人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 他人.

Dictionary

Entry

他人にんだびとNounFreq #942
1

another person; other people; others

Examples
彼女はもっと他人の言うことを聞くべきだ。
She should listen more to other people.
2

たにん only

unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

3

たにん only

outsider; stranger

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

other, another, the others

5 strokesFrequency 543JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ほか

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

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