2d • Kanji
🇯🇵✨ Jōyō Kanji Spotlight: 人（じん / にん / ひと）
Today’s kanji is 人, one of the most essential characters in Japanese.
It appears in words about people, nationality, and identity.
🔤 Meaning
person
people
human
someone
🗣️ Readings
ひと (hito) – common everyday reading
じん (jin) – nationality / “person of”
にん (nin) – counting people
🧩 Common Words
人（ひと） – person
日本人（にほんじん） – Japanese person
一人（ひとり） – one person / alone
二人（ふたり） – two people
人間（にんげん） – human being
人口（じんこう） – population
大人（おとな） – adult (irregular reading)
📝 Simple Example Sentences
1. 日本人です。
→ I am Japanese. / They are Japanese.
2. 今日は人が多いです。
→ There are a lot of people today.
3. 一人で行きます。
→ I’ll go alone.
4. あの人は先生です。
→ That person is a teacher.
✨ Memory Tip
The shape looks like a person standing—legs apart.
Once you see “a person” in the shape, you’ll never forget it.
You can try writing it, upload a photo or video and get feedback! :)
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