人
Person
Meanings
Person
On'yomi
じん、 にん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ひと、 -り、 -と
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
人 is written in 2 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
人 (Person) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #5 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 2 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 1
Words using 人
あの人あのひとheアメリカ人アメリカじんAmerican (person)愛人あいじんlover悪人あくにんbad person偉人いじんgreat person一人でひとりでalone一人前いちにんまえone portion一人息子ひとりむすこonly son一人物いちじんぶつperson to be reckoned with一人歩きひとりあるきtaking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.)一人娘ひとりむすめonly daughter一般人いっぱんじんordinary person恩人おんじんbenefactor何人なんにんhow many people家人かじんoccupant of a house歌人かじんpoet (of tanka poems)
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