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How to say 'Human' in Japanese | 人間

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The Japanese word for Human is 'Ningen', written as 人間 in Japanese.'Human' in hiragana is にんげん.

    word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

    Reading

    にんげん

    ningen

    Kanji

    Person Interval, Space

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '人間 (にんげん)' refers to 'human' or 'human being'. It is used to describe people in general, often emphasizing their nature, behavior, or existence as part of the human species. This term can be used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: Humans are social creatures「人間は社会的な生き物だ」(にんげんはしゃかいてきないきものだ). He is a kind human「彼は優しい人間だ」(かれはやさしいにんげんだ). The word can also carry philosophical or existential connotations, depending on the context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    141

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Interval, Space

Words Related to 人間 Through the Kanji

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    夫人

    Meaning

    Wife, Madam

  • word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    巨人

    Meaning

    Giant

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    仲人

    Meaning

    Matchmaker

  • word

    詩人

    Meaning

    Poet

  • word

    他人

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    婦人

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    新人

    Meaning

    Newcomer

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    恋人

    Meaning

    Lover

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    人柄

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    個人

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    老人

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    犯人

    Meaning

    Criminal

  • word

    友人

    Meaning

    Friend

  • word

    人違い

    Meaning

    Mistaken identity

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    聖人

    Meaning

    Saint

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    浪人

    Meaning

    Ronin, Masterless

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    人種

    Meaning

    Race

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    軍人

    Meaning

    Soldier

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    貧乏人

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    求人

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    人手

    Meaning

    Workers

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    黒人

    Meaning

    Black person

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    使用人

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    殺人

    Meaning

    Murder

Words Related to 人間 Through the Kanji

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

  • word

    間に合わせる

    Meaning

    Make do

  • word

    昼間

    Meaning

    Daytime

  • word

    手間

    Meaning

    Effort

  • word

    空間

    Meaning

    Space

  • word

    間違う

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    居間

    Meaning

    Living room

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    客間

    Meaning

    Guestroom

  • word

    期間

    Meaning

    Period

  • word

    世間

    Meaning

    World, Society

  • word

    時間割り

    Meaning

    Schedule

  • word

    瞬間

    Meaning

    Moment

  • word

    仲間

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    間近

    Meaning

    Near

  • word

    夜間

    Meaning

    Night

  • word

    この間

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    洋間

    Meaning

    Western room

  • word

    間隔

    Meaning

    Interval

  • word

    間に合う

    Meaning

    Suffice, Be in time

  • word

    間も無く

    Meaning

    Soon

  • word

    間接

    Meaning

    Indirect

  • word

    Meaning

    Between

  • word

    中間

    Meaning

    Middle, Interim

  • word

    間違い

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    時間

    Meaning

    Time

  • word

    隙間

    Meaning

    Gap

  • word

    週間

    Meaning

    Week

  • word

    間違える

    Meaning

    Mistake

  • word

    分間

    Meaning

    Minutes

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    日間

    Meaning

    Days

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