Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (じん) in Japanese

JLPT 5
Kana Reading
じん
Romaji
jin
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    suffix
    Meaning
    -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality); -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation)
    Example sentence
    はい」と「いいえしか言わない会話続けるのは難しい It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "Yes" and "No".
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
    Example sentence
    無関係の殺るな! Don't kill off bystanders!

Examples of 人, じん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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