Kanji: 人 hito person
JLPT N5: 19 / 100 | 2 Strokes
人
Kun: ひと
Meaning: person; people
Mnemonics:
- This is a person with no head or arms trying to do a split.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 日本人 a Japanese person [simply add a “jin” after many countries]
- 大人 adult; a grown-up [this is an irregular reading]
- 外国人 foreigner
- 美人 a beautiful woman
- 宇宙人 a space alien
Example Sentence:
あなたは美人です。
You are a beautiful woman.
- あなた you
- 美人 beautiful woman [美 (beautiful) 人 (person); while it uses 人 (person) instead of 女 (woman), this always refers to a woman and not a man.]