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How to say 'Humanity' in Japanese | 人情

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The Japanese word for Humanity is 'Ninjou', written as 人情 in Japanese.'Humanity' in hiragana is にんじょう.

    word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

    Reading

    にんじょう

    ninjou

    Kanji

    人Person 情Feeling, Emotion

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '人情 (にんじょう)' refers to 'humanity' or 'human kindness', often emphasizing the emotional and compassionate aspects of human nature. It is commonly used to describe the warmth, empathy, and emotional bonds between people. For example: he is a person full of humanity「彼は人情に厚い人だ」(かれはにんじょうにあついひとだ). This town is known for its humanity「この町は人情が厚いことで知られている」(このまちはにんじょうがあついことでしられている). The term is often used in contexts where human relationships and emotional connections are highlighted, such as in literature or everyday conversations about kindness and empathy.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    5493

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人情

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    情

    Meaning

    Feeling, Emotion

Words Related to 人情 Through the Kanji 人

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    個人

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    友人

    Meaning

    Friend

  • word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    他人

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    老人

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    犯人

    Meaning

    Criminal

  • word

    夫人

    Meaning

    Wife, Madam

  • word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

  • word

    婦人

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    殺人

    Meaning

    Murder

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    使用人

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    新人

    Meaning

    Newcomer

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    求人

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    恋人

    Meaning

    Lover

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    詩人

    Meaning

    Poet

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    黒人

    Meaning

    Black person

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人手

    Meaning

    Workers

  • word

    人種

    Meaning

    Race

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    巨人

    Meaning

    Giant

  • word

    軍人

    Meaning

    Soldier

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    人違い

    Meaning

    Mistaken identity

  • word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

  • word

    浪人

    Meaning

    Ronin, Masterless

  • word

    聖人

    Meaning

    Saint

  • word

    貧乏人

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    仲人

    Meaning

    Matchmaker

  • word

    人柄

    Meaning

    Personality

Words Related to 人情 Through the Kanji 情

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 情 as well.

  • word

    情報

    Meaning

    Information

  • word

    表情

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    感情

    Meaning

    Emotion

  • word

    事情

    Meaning

    Circumstances

  • word

    愛情

    Meaning

    Affection

  • word

    苦情

    Meaning

    Complaint

  • word

    情勢

    Meaning

    Situation

  • word

    友情

    Meaning

    Friendship

  • word

    情熱

    Meaning

    Passion

  • word

    情けない

    Meaning

    Pitiful

  • word

    同情

    Meaning

    Sympathy

  • word

    情

    Meaning

    Emotion

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What does 'Ninjou' (人情) mean?

'Ninjou' means 'Humanity' .

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