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Meaning of 仁(じん) in Japanese

仁
Kana Reading
じん, にん
Romaji
jin, nin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
    Example sentence
    巧言令色少なし仁。 Fair words butter no parsnips.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    human
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    kernel
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    nucleolus

Examples of 仁, じん, にん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

仁 JLPT 1

4 strokes

humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel

On'Yomi: ジン, ニ, ニン

Kun'Yomi:

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