English–Japanese
“person” in Japanese
How to say “person” in Japanese
“Person” in Japanese is 人 (hito).
人 (hito, "person") marks one human individual as a distinct person, whether the individual is identified or not.
Example sentences with 人
あそこに人がいます。a so ko ni hito ga i ma su
There is a person over there.
その人に駅までの道を聞きます。so no hito ni eki ma de no michi o ki ki ma su
I ask that person for directions to the station.
Tips for using 人
- The standalone word 人 (hito, "person") uses hito, but the same kanji often has the readings jin or nin in compounds such as 日本人 (nihonjin) and 三人 (sannin).
Other Japanese words for “person”
若い者が来ました。waka i mono ga ki ma shi ta
A young person came.
有名な人物が講演します。yū mei na jin butsu ga kō en shi ma su
A famous person will give a speech.