Vocabulary

What does 人 (ひと, hito) mean?

人 (ひと, hito) means person.

Quick facts
Readingひと
Romajihito
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ひと
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhito

person

GenkiGenki 4
  1. 1noun person; someone; somebody
  2. 2noun human beings; mankind; man
  3. 3noun human (Homo sapiens)
  4. 4noun (other) people; others
  5. 5noun character; personality; nature

Example sentences

  • That person is a teacher.

  • There are a lot of people in the park.

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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.

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