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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小12 strokesRadical 人#5 in newspapers

人 · person

人 is a kanji meaning person. It has 2 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジンjin
  • ニンnin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ひとhito
  • -り-ri
  • -と-to

Practise the N5 kanji

In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 人 · 64 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 人
WordReadingMeaningLevel
大人おとなadultN5
外国人がいこくじんforeignerN5
人ひとman, personN5
一人ひとりone personN5
二人ふたりtwo peopleN5
人口じんこうpopulationN4
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More words that use 人
WordReadingMeaningLevel
人形にんぎょうdoll, figureN4
ご主人ごしゅじん(your, her) husbandN4
詩人しじんpoetN3
商人しょうにんtrader, shopkeeper, merchantN3
人工じんこうartificial, man made, human work,N3
人種じんしゅrace (of people)N3
人生じんせい(human) life (e.g., conception to death)N3
人物じんぶつcharacter, personality, talented manN3
人類じんるいmankind, humanityN3
成人せいじんadultN3
男の人おとこのひとmanN3
大人しいおとなしいobedient, docile, quietN3
恋人こいびとlover; sweetheart; girlfriendN3
個人こじんindividual, private personN3
名人めいじんmaster, expertN3
友人ゆうじんfriend (formal)N3
老人ろうじんthe aged, old personN3
故人こじんthe deceasedN3
他人たにんunrelated person, strangerN3
人気にんきpopularityN3
人間にんげんhuman being, personN3
犯人はんにんoffender, criminalN3
美人びじんbeautiful person (woman)N3
人込みひとごみcrowd of peopleN3
一人一人ひとりひとりone by one, eachN3
夫人ふじんwife, Mrs, madamN3
婦人ふじんwoman (same as 女性 (じょせい)、女の人 (おんなのひと))N3
本人ほんにんthe person himselfN3
女の人おんなのひとwomanN2
主人しゅじん(one's own) husbandN2
職人しょくにんartisan, craftsmanN2
素人しろうとlayman, amateur, noviceN2
人事じんじhuman resources, personnel managementN2
人造じんぞうman-made, synthetic, artificialN2
人文科学じんぶんかがくsocial sciences, humanitiesN2
人命じんめい(human) lifeN2
知人ちじんfriend, acquaintanceN2
人差し指ひとさしゆびindex fingerN2
人通りひとどおりpedestrian trafficN2
役人やくにんgovernment officialN2
殺人さつじんmurderN1
産婦人科さんふじんかmaternity and gynecology departmentN1
当人とうにんthe one concerned, the said personN1
仲人なこうどgo-between, matchmakerN1
玄人くろうとexpert, professionalN1
使用人しようにんemployee, servantN1
人格じんかくpersonality, characterN1
人材じんざいman of talentN1
新人しんじんnew face, newcomerN1
人体じんたいhuman bodyN1
人民じんみんpeople, publicN1
主人公しゅじんこうprotagonistN1
万人ばんにんall people, everybody, 10000 peopleN1
人影ひとかげman's shadow, soulN1
人柄ひとがらpersonality, characterN1
人気ひとけsign of lifeN1
人質ひとじちhostageN1
人目ひとめglimpse, public gazeN1

Example sentence

この人は私の兄です。

このひとはわたしのあにです

This is my brother.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #221000 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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2 strokes
  1. 1
  2. 2