人

音読おんよみ: ジン・ニン

訓読くんよみ: ひと

画数かくすう: 2 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 人(ひと / person)

Meaning

Person or human being; often used to refer to people in general, individuals, or roles in society.


  • 人気にんき — popularity
  • 老人ろうじん — elderly person
  • 人物じんぶつ — figure or character
  • 人生じんせい — human life
  • 人材じんざい — human resource / talent
  • 人格じんかく — personality / character

一人ひとり二人ふたり — these look like they could follow regular on-yomi patterns (いちにん, ににん), but they don’t. Instead, they use special kun-yomi readings that are unique to traditional Japanese counting. These forms are deeply rooted in native expression, showing how kanji can carry **distinct rhythms and cultural nuance** in everyday language.

あのひと親切しんせつです。
That person is kind.

日本にほんひとは、よくはたらきます。
People in Japan work hard.

The character 人 can be read as jin, nin, or hito — but there are also special native words like hitori (one person) and futari (two people). These readings don’t follow regular patterns and aren’t usually listed in dictionaries, but they’re part of daily Japanese. When you hear “Two is better than one” — this kanji is right there.

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