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How to say 'Population' in Japanese | 人口

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The Japanese word for Population is 'Jinkou', written as 人口 in Japanese.'Population' in hiragana is じんこう.

    word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

    Reading

    じんこう

    jinkou

    Kanji

    人Person 口Mouth

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '人口 (じんこう)' means 'population'. It refers to the number of people living in a specific area, such as a city, country, or region. This word is commonly used in discussions about demographics, statistics, or social issues. For example: The population of Tokyo is large「東京の人口は多い」(とうきょうのじんこうはおおい). The population of this town is decreasing「この町の人口は減っている」(このまちのじんこうはへっている). It can also be used in compound words like '人口密度 (じんこうみつど)' (population density).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    1287

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人口

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    口

    Meaning

    Mouth

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