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What does 人間 (にんげん, ningen) mean?

人間 (にんげん, ningen) means human being.

Quick facts
Readingにんげん
Romajiningen
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
にんげん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonningen

human being

  1. 1noun human being; human; person
  2. 2noun character (of a person)

Example sentences

  • He's a kind-hearted person.

  • Humans are prone to making mistakes.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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