Meaning of 人 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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人JLPT 5
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Kana Readingじん
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Romajijin
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- suffix
- Meaning
- -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality); -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
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Example Sentences
人, じん used in context
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「はい」と「いいえ」しか言わない人と会話を続けるのは難しい。
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No".
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Don't kill off bystanders!
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I like to have a deep conversation with a more academic person from time to time.
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カミナリが光ったその後【くわばらくわばら】と唱えたもしくは、唱える人を見たことがあるだろう。
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
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パソコンを持ってない人は、このMP3プレーヤー機能をフルに使いこなせません。
People who don't have a computer can't make full use of this MP3 player function.
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If you throw something like that down, if someone's unlucky enough to be hit they'll be injured.
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