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How to say 'Person' in Japanese | 当人

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The Japanese word for Person is 'Tounin', written as 当人 in Japanese.'Person' in hiragana is とうにん.

    word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

    Reading

    とうにん

    tounin

    Kanji

    Hit, Appropriate Person

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '当人 (とうにん)' refers to 'the person in question' or 'the person concerned'. It is used to specify or emphasize the individual directly involved in a situation or topic. This term is often used in formal or legal contexts. For example: The person in question denied the allegations「当人はその申し立てを否定した」(とうにんはそのもうしたてをひていした). The concerned person must sign the document「当人が書類に署名しなければならない」(とうにんがしょるいにしょめいしなければならない). Note that '当人' is neutral in tone and does not carry any inherent positive or negative connotations.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5755

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 当人

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Hit, Appropriate

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Person

Words Related to 当人 Through the Kanji

These 37 Words contain the Kanji 当 as well.

  • word

    本当

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    本当に

    Meaning

    Really

  • word

    当時

    Meaning

    Then

  • word

    当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Win

  • word

    担当

    Meaning

    In charge

  • word

    当然

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当てる

    Meaning

    Hit, Guess

  • word

    突き当たる

    Meaning

    Hit, Reach

  • word

    突き当たり

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    当該

    Meaning

    Relevant

  • word

    当初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    当たり

    Meaning

    Hit, Vicinity

  • word

    正当

    Meaning

    Just, Legitimate

  • word

    当事

    Meaning

    Parties

  • word

    該当

    Meaning

    Applicable

  • word

    弁当

    Meaning

    Lunchbox

  • word

    当日

    Meaning

    Day

  • word

    Meaning

    Correct, Hit

  • word

    当局

    Meaning

    Authorities

  • word

    配当

    Meaning

    Dividend

  • word

    妥当

    Meaning

    Appropriate

  • word

    不当

    Meaning

    Unjust

  • word

    見当

    Meaning

    Direction, Estimate

  • word

    手当て

    Meaning

    Treatment, Allowance

  • word

    当分

    Meaning

    Awhile

  • word

    当番

    Meaning

    Duty

  • word

    日当たり

    Meaning

    Sunlight

  • word

    割り当て

    Meaning

    Allocation

  • word

    割り当てる

    Meaning

    Allocate

  • word

    当て

    Meaning

    Aim, Reliance

  • word

    見当たる

    Meaning

    Found

  • word

    相当

    Meaning

    Considerable, Equivalent

  • word

    当選

    Meaning

    Win

  • word

    適当

    Meaning

    Suitable, Random

  • word

    当てはまる

    Meaning

    Fit, Apply

  • word

    抵当

    Meaning

    Mortgage

Words Related to 当人 Through the Kanji

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    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

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • 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

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