人じん
Meanings
Suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)
indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
My new coworker is Singaporean.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...
indicates expertise (in a certain field)
3. man; person; people
usu. in compound words
Kanji used
person
Pitch accent
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Top 2100
Used in vocabulary (547 in total)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(one's) life
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
mankind; humanity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
individual; private person; personal; natural person
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
Japanese person
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
personality; character; individuality; personhood
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
race (of people); type of person
woman; lady; adult female
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
talented person; clever person
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
population; common talk
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
number of persons; personnel
caller; visitor; company; guest
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
lover; mistress
mysterious person
prisoner; convict
military man; warrior; soldier
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
friend; acquaintance
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
individual of taste
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
person from (the planet of)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
all people; everybody
working adult; full-fledged member of society
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
the people; citizens; the populace
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
lunatic; madman
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
private citizen; civilian
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
entertainer; performer; celebrity; entertainment personality
person of letters; literary person
important person
personal connections
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
American (person)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
human rights; civil liberties
others; other people
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
each person
(human) life
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
great person; eminent figure
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
Japanese person
alien (from another planet)
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
person of common sense; common sense man
house; dwelling; human habitation
Jew; Jewish person
the Seven Wise Men (of Greece); the Seven Sages of Greece
barbarian; savage
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
modern person; people of today
Western person; Westerner
human bones
Asian person; Oriental
man of the future; Homo futurus
German person
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
pupil; student; follower
natural virtue; personal virtue
Russian person
wise man; philosopher; sage
private person; individual
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
person's name
manned; occupied; piloted
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
passer-by; traveler; traveller
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
each individual; each person
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
human; personal
native; aboriginal
Italian (person)
Indian (person)
human flesh
God and man; heaven and man
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
Chinese person
free person; free spirit
the ancients; ancient people
selfless (pious, righteous) man
human intellect; knowledge
ordinary person
blind person
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
human intellect; knowledge
Briton; Englishman
person of culture; cultured person
civilized person; civilized people
cannibalism; anthropophagism
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
simulation of a person
Spaniard; Spanish person
villager; village folk; countryfolk
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
the people; the public
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
Korean person (esp. North Korean); Korean people
(ancient) Roman
racial discrimination; racism
public character
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
in company; among people; philtrum
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
Tibetan (person)
European (person)
human usage; (for) use by people
lover; sweetheart; mistress
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
Portuguese (person)
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
Greek (person)
private individual
Dutchman; Dutchwoman
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
number of people; population; human head
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
nice person; good-natured person
herder; herdsman; shepherd
Briton; Englishman
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
Mongol (person)
rickshaw; jinrikisha
Asian (person)
humans and animals; humans and beasts; beast in human form
musician (esp. Gagaku)
Chinese person
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
Arabian (person); Arab
puppet; doll
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
fool; idiot
American (person)
cosmopolitan; world citizen
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
foreigner; alien; stranger
Egyptian (person)
humanism; humanitarianism
modern man; modern person; modernist
Greek (person)
financier; business leader
South Korean person
Irish person; Irishman; Irishwoman
predecessor; people of former times
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servants)
human nature; instinct; humanity; humanism
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
religious corporation; religious juridical person
primitive man
American (person)
Chinese person (esp. Han Chinese)
this world; life
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
Arab; Arabian (person)
Japanese person
saint; person well-balanced morally and intellectually
professional; careerman; worker
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
Brazilian person
Kyotoite; Kyoto person
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
Swiss person
population flow; movement of people; flow of people; community mobility
the people; the public
sovereign; ruler
Polander; Pole; Polish
residents of the capital; townsfolk
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
person of virtue; great person; giant; adult; exalted person
Mongol; Mongolian
Germanic peoples
contemporaries
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
Korean person
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
what nationality
personage; person (deserving of respect)
(arch.) Japanese person
Gaulish people; (a) Gaul
behind others; losing out to others
world of man
husband; good person
Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)
person who beheads someone to end a seppuku; assistant; helper
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
Mexican (person)
present-day people; people of this world
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen; immigrant to ancient Japan from China or Korea
Thai; person from Thailand
signs of human habitation
Danish person; Danes; Dane
dunce; fool; idiot
Scot; Scottish person
incorporated nonprofit organization
sovereignty of the people
subjects; retainers
English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
Serb; Serbian person
person of little importance; insignificant person; narrow-minded person; child; dwarf
Austrian (person)
Persian person
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
Japanese corporation; Japanese subsidiary (of a foreign corporation)
Norman; the Normans
Celt; Celtic person
Swede; Swedish person
Colombian (person)
Canadian (person)
family-oriented man
Briton (celtic inhabitant of historical Britain)
Vietnamese (person)
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency
Welsh person; Welshman; Welshwoman
barbarian; savage; foreigner
heaven, earth and man
Iranian (person)
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
man of virtue; humanitarian
painter; artist
Belgian (person)
Dane; Danish person
personal appearance; looks
Kantō native; person from Kantō
Semite (speaker of a Semitic language, esp. Jews and Arabs)
Hungarian (person); Magyar
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
Tatar (person)
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
country dweller
biographical dictionary
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
lookout; watch; person on guard
depersonalization
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
Croat; Croatian
Finn; Finnish person
human brain
Sumerian (person)
Czech (person)
stone image of people
great person; outstanding talent; hero
people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)
Chaldean (person)
natural person; person unspoiled by civilization; noble savage; natural person; physical person
farmer; peasant
cave dweller; caveman
extraordinary person; genius
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(a) Philistine; Philistine people
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
Nordic person; Scandinavian; Northern European
Nagoyan; person from Nagoya
Slav (person)
Dutchman; Dutchwoman
adult woman who likes comics about male homosexual love
go-between; intermediary; person of middling ability, talent, etc.; average person; middle-class person
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
personal; individual
Iraqi (person)
Manchu person; Manchu people; Manchurian
native of a prefecture
ethnic Chinese (living abroad, esp. with non-Chinese citizenship); overseas Chinese
paleoanthropic man (e.g. Neanderthal)
Hong Konger; Hongkonger; person from Hong Kong
Kyūshū native; person from Kyūshū
Malaysian person; Malay person
Nepalese person; Nepali
cineast; someone who works in the movie industry
person from Hokkaido; Hokkaido native
internationally minded person; cosmopolitan; cosmopolite; international celebrity
The Flying Dutchman (opera by Wagner, 1843)
nationals and foreigners
manpower reduction; personnel saving
Norwegian (person)
Armenian (person)
Carthaginian (person)
earth and heaven; human and heavenly beings
Koryo-saram (ethnic Koreans of the former Soviet Union)
foreigner; expatriate
last man (Nietzsche's archetypal passive nihilist)
capable person; talented person
human life span; human lifespan
faculty of humanities; school of humanities
Romanian (person)
human desires; human passions
South African (person)
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
Indonesian (person)
Kyrgyz (person)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
mainlander; person from the mainland
reporter; mediaperson
British and American people; the British and the Americans
oneself and others
Ainu person
national of a third country; foreigner (esp. Chinese and Korean) resident in Japan
Russian person
Pakistani (person)
Nigerian (person)
Myanmarese (person); Burmese
East Asian (person)
Sinhalese people; Sinhalese person
outstanding person; distinguished person; person of high caliber
stage performer; theatre performer (theater); theatre actor; stage actor
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
Hawaiian person
Ethiopian (person)
elder; senior; wife's father; father-in-law
sage; morally perfect person; highly virtuous person
chef; head cook
Korean person
Middle Easterner (person)
person who spends a lot of time in their study; armchair expert
Fleming; Flemish person
Finns (ethnic group); Finnish people
Afghan (person)
Syrian (person)
testimony of a witness
Kyoto inhabitant
directory; name list
social welfare service corporation
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
Slav (person)
Etruscan (person)
Chilean (person)
Scythian people; Scythian
prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district
dressmaker's dummy; dress form; mannequin
worldly honors; worldly honours
troublesome foreigner
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
inhabitants of the main island; native inhabitants of Taiwan (in contrast to Japanese colonists)
person from one's own province (in China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
biographical notes and character sketches of prominent individuals, arranged according to place of birth or origin
postman; mailman; mail carrier
biographical dictionary
stupid person
Kashmiri (people)
Somali (person)
Argentinian (person); Argentine
Magyar (person); Hungarian
Epistle to the Corinthians (comprising two books of the Bible)
person of mixed race; mestizo
mysterious person
Dutchman; Dutchwoman
Russian person
Melanesian (people)
Sri Lankan (person)
progenitor
Beijing resident; Beijinger
stupid person
Levite; member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (who served a religious function)
Lapp people
Congo person; Congolese; Kongo person; Bakongo person
Laotian person
Kenyan (person)
Denisovan; Denisova hominin
assistant in a competition (e.g. cockfight, archery, poetry contest); older male in an homosexual relationship
human habitation
personal damage (as opposed to property damage); personal injury
Italian (person)
villain; scoundrel
fortune teller; diviner
national; citizen; native
merman; half man-half fish
merman; half man-half fish
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
each individual; each person
human excrement; night soil
human sensor; motion detector
Hong Konger; Hongkonger; person from Hong Kong
Magyar (person); Hungarian
Parsi (adherent of Zoroastrianism, esp. descendants of those who fled to India to escape persecution in Persia); Parsee
Piltdown man (manufactured fossil of a fraudulent ape-human missing link, Eoanthropus dawsoni)
Homo heidelbergensis
Caucasian person
Korean person
Korean (person)
Bangladeshi (person)
Venezuelan (person)
Hazara (person)
Tajik (person)
person-year; man-year
The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)
carefree person; person living at his ease
Epistle to the Hebrews (book of the Bible)
Epistle to the Galatians (book of the Bible)
private corporation; private incorporated body
person's rank
Brazilian (person)
straw figure
barbarian from the north and west of China; Sogdian; native of Sogdiana
person and place name
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
subterranean humanoids (in fiction); mole people
public corporation; juridical person
hobbyist; person with many interests; dilettante
person from outside one's own province (in China); person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander
person from outside the prefecture; people from other prefectures
nonconformist; free-thinker
artificial language
English-speaking person; foreigner
domestic corporation; corporation established under domestic law
Kofun people; people of the Kofun period
affiant (person who executes an affidavit)
Liujiang man; one of the earliest modern humans found in East Asia
The Improvisatore (1835 novel by Hans Christian Andersen)
warrior; combatant; soldier
enemy; foe; rival; opponent (e.g. in a competition); opposing party in a lawsuit
government official (esp. one of low to medium rank); public servant
Emishi; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
Examples (19 in total)
Are you Ukrainian?
Bostonians love their city.
My new coworker is Singaporean.