Meaning

Primary

Person

Word Type

noun

Explanation

When a vocab is a single kanji all alone, it usually has the same meaning as its kanji parent. That goes for this vocab word as well. Person is person.

Reading

ひと
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

When a vocab is a single kanji with no okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji), it usually uses the kun'yomi reading. Since you don't know the kun'yomi reading for this kanji yet, let's use a mnemonic to learn it.

What does a person hate more than anything? They hate extreme heat (ひと). You can always put on more clothes to stay warm, but when the heat gets too high, you can only take off so much.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 人それぞれ

    each to their own

Context Sentences

この人がコウイチです。

This person is Koichi.

あの人はクリーニングの人ですか?

Is that person a cleaning person?

ふじ山の上には、たくさん人がいましたよ。

There were many people on Mt. Fuji.

Kanji Composition