Word details

日本人

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 日本人.

Dictionary

Entry

日本人ほんじっぽんじNounFreq #2760
1

Japanese person

Examples
あなたが日本人だと私は思っていた。
I thought you were Japanese.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

day, sun, Japan, counter for days

4 strokesFrequency 1JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニチジツ

Kun

-び-か

Nanori

あきいるくさこうたちにっにつ

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

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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