Quick answer
人 is the kanji for "Person". Its reading is ひと (hito). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Person
Also : Human · People
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
2 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
Two legs walking apart — a person striding forward. The shape is literally a stick figure in motion.
じん (jin) sounds like "Jean" — think of Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous philosopher-person.
Example Sentences
駅に人がたくさんいます。
えきにひとがたくさんいます。
There are a lot of people at the station.
日本人の友達がいます。
にほんじんのともだちがいます。
I have a Japanese friend.
Vocabulary using 人
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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