Word of the Week 3

 

Word of the Week

Our Week 3 word of the week is:

 

ひと

(人)

Person

 

人 is read as ひと (Hito) in Kun-Yomi or the Japanese reading while On-Yomi, it reads じん (Jin) and にん (Nin). じん was adopted in the later era in Japan while the Chinese reading にん was initially introduced to Japan. When 人 stands alone, the reading will be 人.

 

The pictogram of 人 is like a person standing on two legs. Pictograms are essential in learning Kanji as they represent certain things. Though, I don’t usually use it as I am comfortable memorizing the Kanji and its reading.

 

人 is included in the first 1000 Kanji that a learner, like myself, studies. Kanji reading is difficult for foreign students. That’s why I keep on studying and need to practice because some Kanji is read differently from Kun and On-Yomi.

You can check how to write 人 in this link: Kanji: 人

 

For example:

 

一人 – read as ひとり (Hitori) meaning 1 person.

二人 – read as ふたり (Futari) means 2 people.

 

For the rest of the number of people, にん is used.

三人 – read as さんにん (Sannin), meaning 3 people.

 

Another example that is not Kun or On-Yomi:

大人 – read as おとな (Otona). It means Adult.

 

When talking about Nationality, the suffix じん is used.

For example:

 

日本人 – read as にほんじん (Nihonjin) means Japanese.

You can read my previous about Nationality and Language for more examples:

Nationality and Language in Japanese

 

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