ひとhito

JLPT N5

çito

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Translation

person

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Word origin

The kanji 人 is a simple picture of a person seen from the side, standing on two legs.

Origin
Native Japanese (wago)
Root
人

Examples

。

Ano hito wa sensei desu.

That person is a teacher.

。

Kono hito wa watashi no tomodachi desu.

This person is my friend.

たくさん。

Hito ga takusan imasu.

There are lots of people.

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人: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Japanese word "人" (person): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 7: 人, です, 私 and 7 more words.