人 (hito) means “person” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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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.

人 (hito, "person") marks one human individual as a distinct person, whether the individual is identified or not.

方hō: A polite noun for referring to a person.
人間ningen: A human being viewed as a living creature.

人間の一個体。nin gen no ichi ko tai

人 (hito, "person") is a native Japanese word written with the Chinese character 人, which was borrowed from Chinese with the same basic meaning.

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).