People and persons with

人 refers to human beings, human nature, other people, and numbers of people.

Etymology

This kanji is a pictograph of a person standing with the body slightly bent. It’s an ancient human figure reduced to two simple strokes.

Crime

(Criminal)

犯人(はんにん) means the culprit or person who committed a crime.

It combines 犯 (offense) with 人 (person) to show the person who committed the crime.

Example 1 of 2: Don't reveal it with 〜てはだめだ
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Manga panel from ご注文はうさぎですか? showing example of Don't reveal it with 〜てはだめだ.
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 72

While telling ghost stories at night, Rize relays the tale from her childhood, of a frightened servant who felt she was being watched while walking home one night.

リゼ:
「犯人(はんにん)はホフク前進(ぜんしん)の練習(れんしゅう)をしていた私(わたし)だ」
“I was the culprit. I was practicing crawling on my stomach.”
◯:
「バラしちゃだめじゃん!!」
“You shouldn't reveal it!”
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Example 2 of 2: Don't suspect only me with 〜だけ
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Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of Don't suspect only me with 〜だけ.
名探偵コナン » Volume 11 » Page 10

In a snow-covered mountain villa, a room full of suspects listen as Detective Mouri explains how their host was murdered. The accused notes she has a receipt showing she was at the convenience store at the bottom of the mountain when the murder took place.

中原(なかはら):
「それにまだ金澤(かなざわ)先生(せんせい)のアリバイもあやふやよ!!」
“Moreover, Mr. Kanazawa's alibi is also vague!”
「私(わたし)だけを犯人(はんにん)扱(あつか)いしないでよ!!」
“Don't treat only me as the suspect!”
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(Murder)

殺人(さつじん) is the crime of killing a person.

It combines 殺 (kill) with 人 (person) to show the killing of a person.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of All that murder planning for nothing with 水の泡になる.
名探偵コナン » Volume 5 » Page 83

After discovering who the murderer is, Conan explains why the murderer went after Ran. He pinpoints when Ran unknowingly discovered a vital clue.

コナン:
「あの時(とき)、蘭(らん)はその事(こと)を気(き)にもとめてなかったが、もし思(おも)い出(だ)されたらせっかく組(く)み立(た)てたこの殺人(さつじん)計画(けいかく)がすべて水(みず)の泡(あわ)になる…」
“Ran didn't think anything of it at the time, but if she remembered it, all the murderous plans he worked so hard on putting together would go up in smoke.”
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(Indiscriminate murder)

無差別殺人(むさべつさつじん) is killing people at random, without choosing particular victims.

It combines 無差別 (indiscriminate) with 殺人 (murder) to show killing without choosing victims.

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名探偵コナン » Volume 5 » Page 110

Sonoko is invited to a band’s after party. During the get-together, the band’s singer Tatsuya eats a rice ball only to collapse and die. The police are called in, and Inspector Megure discovers the victim was poisoned. He accuses the man who prepared the food, but Conan bites into a rice ball to show it’s safe. The victim’s manager, Mari, agrees.

麻理(まり):
「無差別(むさべつ)殺人(さつじん)ならともかく、たまたま達也(たつや)が食(た)べたオニギリだけに、あらかじめ毒(どく)を仕込(しこ)むのは不可能(ふかのう)じゃありません?」
“If it were indiscriminate murder, that's one thing but since it was just the rice ball Tatsuya happened to eat, wouldn't it be impossible to poison it beforehand?”
目暮(めぐれ):
「た、確(たし)かにそうだが…」
“Th-that's true, but...”
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Identity

(Human being)

人間(にんげん) means a human being or humanity. It can also refer to someone’s character or personality.

It combines 人 (person) with 間 (between) to show human beings living among one another.

Manga panel from ARIA The MASTERPIECE showing example of Following after is bad with あかん.
ARIA The MASTERPIECE » Volume 2 » Page 129

Alicia and Akari visit an island that’s modeled after part of Japan back on Earth. There, an elderly local woman tells the two of the fox spirits that visit the human world there. Akari is excited at the prospect of meeting one, but the old woman gives her a warning: on rare occasion, a fox will take a person back home with them.

おばあさん:
「神(かみ)さまの世界(せかい)と人間(にんげん)の世界(せかい)は違(ちが)うやさかい」
“Since the god world and the human world are different...”
「連(つ)れて行(い)かれたらあかん」
“...you mustn't get taken away.”
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(Different person)

別人(べつじん) means a different person. Figuratively, it can describe someone whose appearance or behavior has changed beyond recognition.

It combines 別 (different) with 人 (person) to show a different person.

Manga panel from 三ツ星カラーズ showing example of Sometimes pretending to be someone else with 〜ことがある.
三ツ星カラーズ » Volume 8 » Page 107

Sacchan and Kotoha notice Yui walking with a couple of her friends from school. The two decide to sneak and follow after them. Sacchan notices Yui doesn’t act quite the same with these friends as she does with Sacchan and Kotoha.

さっちゃん:
「潜入(せんにゅう)作戦(さくせん)とかで別人(べつじん)になりきることがあるかもしれないから」
“Maybe it's because she's in an undercover operation or something that she sometimes pretends to be a different person....”
「学校(がっこう)の時(とき)の結衣(ゆい)は結衣(ゆい)らしさを消(け)してすごしてるのかもしれない」
“...that Yui at school might be trying to hide her true self.”
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(Mysterious person)

怪人(かいじん) means a mysterious or suspicious person, often one with strange powers in fiction.

It combines 怪 (strange) with 人 (person) to show a person marked by eerie abnormality.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of A poison's composition with 成分.
名探偵コナン » Volume 14 » Page 15

A client tells Detective Mouri about the condition in which she found her deceased husband. Hearing the details, Conan identifies the likely poison, including the composition, the dosage required to kill, and the internal effects it has on a person. When Ran asks how he knows all this, Conan covers by saying the monster villain on the kid’s TV show he watched explained it.

蘭(らん):
「随分(ずいぶん) 丁寧(ていねい)な怪人(かいじん)ね… 毒(どく)の成分(せいぶん)まで教(おし)えてくれるなんて…」
“What a polite villain... Going so far as to tell the poison's composition...”
コナン:
「そんな怪人(かいじん)いねーよ…」
“No such monster exists...”
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(One person)

一人(ひとり) means one person or being alone. It can function as a counter expression or describe doing something by oneself.

It combines 一 (one) with 人 (person) to show one person.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of An established alibi with 成立.
名探偵コナン » Volume 24 » Page 83

Following a murder made to look like an accidental death, Conan reviews the whereabouts of the four suspects at the time.

コナン:
「犯行(はんこう)可能(かのう)時(じ)にあの四人(よにん)の中(なか)でアリバイが成立(せいりつ)しているのは…」
“Among those four, the one with an established alibi during the time the crime could have been committed is...”
「あの人(ひと)ただ一人(ひとり)…」
“...that person alone...”
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(Four people)

四人(よにん) is four people.

It combines 四 (four) with 人 (person) to show four people.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of An established alibi with 成立.
名探偵コナン » Volume 24 » Page 83

Following a murder made to look like an accidental death, Conan reviews the whereabouts of the four suspects at the time.

コナン:
「犯行(はんこう)可能(かのう)時(じ)にあの四人(よにん)の中(なか)でアリバイが成立(せいりつ)しているのは…」
“Among those four, the one with an established alibi during the time the crime could have been committed is...”
「あの人(ひと)ただ一人(ひとり)…」
“...that person alone...”
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(Several people)

数人(すうにん) means several people or a few people. It gives an approximate small number rather than an exact count.

It combines 数 (several) with 人 (people) to show an unspecified small number of people.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of Promising suitors with 有能.
名探偵コナン » Volume 9 » Page 120

Detective Mouri is invited as a special guest to the birthday party for Reika, daughter of the Yotsui Group’s chairman. At the event, Reika announces her intent to marry.

麗花(れいか):
「そう思(おも)って今日(きょう)のパーティーにも、有能(ゆうのう)そうな男性(だんせい)を数人(すうにん)、お招(まね)きしてますわ…」
“With that in mind, I've invited several promising gentlemen to today's party...”
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(Person)

人(ひと) is a person, or people in general. It also means other people.

Example 1 of 4: Leaving the room while Yukiko was out with 〜間
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Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of Leaving the room while Yukiko was out with 〜間.
名探偵コナン » Volume 14 » Page 93

A murder victim was last heard from via phone call at 9PM. Her body was found outside later that night. Yukiko was in the main room with everyone except when she was bathing.

有希子(ゆきこ):
「私(わたし)が入(はい)ってる間(あいだ)、誰(だれ)か部屋(へや)から出(で)た人(ひと)はいた?」
“While I was in the bath, was there anyone who left the room?”
広美(ひろみ):
「いいえ誰(だれ)も…」
“No, no one...”
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Example 2 of 4: Better to give up fortune telling with 〜た+方がいい
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Manga panel from ご注文はうさぎですか? showing example of Better to give up fortune telling with 〜た+方がいい.
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 100

Cocoa did fortune telling for her friends, only for all their fortunes to happen to her in a bad way.

チノ:
「ココアさんは人(ひと)の不幸(ふこう)の身代(みが)わりになる才能(さいのう)があるんですか?」
“Cocoa, do you have a talent for taking on other people's misfortune?”
リゼ:
「今後(こんご)占(うらな)いやめた方(ほう)がいいぞ自分(じぶん)のために」
“For your own sake, you had better stop fortune telling from now on.”
ココア:
「なんで!?」
“Why!?”
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Example 3 of 4: Limited amusement park admission with 入場制限
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Manga panel from 俺物語!! showing example of Limited amusement park admission with 入場制限.
俺物語!! » Volume 4 » Page 50

Takeo and his friends board the train bound for the amusement park, MM Land.

凛子(りんこ):
「すっごい人(ひと)だね。みんなMMランド行(い)くのかな」
“There's a lot of people here. I wonder if everyone's going to MM Land.”
隼人(はやと):
「連休(れんきゅう)だから混(こ)むよねー」
“It's a long holiday, so it'll be crowded.”
愛(あい):
「入場(にゅうじょう)制限(せいげん)とかなんないといーけど」
“I hope they don't restrict admission or anything.”
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Example 4 of 4: Thank you for the water with ありがとうございました
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Manga panel from ひらやすみ showing example of Thank you for the water with ありがとうございました.
ひらやすみ » Volume 1 » Page 114

Natsumi tried making new friends from college only to end up drunk and abandoned. At class one day, she finds herself face to face with the helpful person who had found her and briefly helped her afterward.

なつみ:
「……… ……… あのっ。」
“Um...”
「この前(まえ)水(みず)くれた方(かた)…ですよね?」
“You're the one who gave me water before...right?”
女(おんな):
「…はい。」
“...yes.”
なつみ:
「あ…あの時(とき)はありがとうございました。」
“Ah... Thank you for what you did back then.”
女(おんな):
「イエ…同(おな)じ科(か)の人(ひと)が倒(たお)れてると思(おも)って…」
“Not at all... I thought it was someone from the same department who had collapsed...”
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(Adult)

大人(おとな) means an adult. 大人になる means to grow up, and 大人 can also describe a mature, calm person.

The reading おとな belongs to 大人 as a whole. 大 (big) and 人 (person) show a grown person.

Manga panel from あしたは土曜日 showing example of Growing in many ways with 成長.
あしたは土曜日 » Volume 春・夏 » Page 36

Mina buys a can of coffee, even though she’s bad at bitter drinks. When her friends question her, she says she’s grown up a bit and should be able to drink it.

サナエ:
「どのへんが大人(おとな)になったのよ。」
“What part of you has grown up?”
ミナ:
「私(わたし)だっていろいろ成長(せいちょう)してるの!」
“I've grown in lots of ways!”
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Relationships

(Two people)

二人(ふたり) means two people.

It combines 二 (two) with 人 (person) to show two persons.

Example 1 of 3: Compatability fortune with 相性
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それでも歩は寄せてくる » Volume 15 » Page 17

At the school festival, Ayumu and Urushi stop by the affinity fortune telling booth while Maki is on duty. Maki holds out a box with an opening on top, and says they need to pull out a single card together.

マキ:
「0〜100の点数(てんすう)が書(か)いてるからそれで相性(あいしょう)がわかるんだよ」
“Your compatibility is determined by the score written from 0 to 100.”
「もちろん100点(てん)が一番(いちばん)いいやつ」
“Of course, 100 points is the best score.”
歩(あゆむ):
「二人(ふたり)でですか?」
“Together?”
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Example 2 of 3: Staying with relatives with 〜先
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Manga panel from ふらいんぐうぃっち showing example of Staying with relatives with 〜先.
ふらいんぐうぃっち » Volume 3 » Page 34

Makoto introduces Chinatsu and Kei to Anzu while the group is meeting one another.

真琴(まこと):
「こっちの二人(ふたり)は居候(いそうろう)先(さき)の親戚(しんせき)で千夏(ちなつ)ちゃんと圭(けい)くんです」
“These two are the relatives I'm staying with, Chinatsu-chan and Kei-kun.”
千夏(ちなつ):
「こんにちはっ!」
“Hello!”
圭(けい)くん:
「どうも」
“Hi.”
杏子(あんず):
「椎名(しいな)杏子(あんず)です よろしく」
“I'm Shiina Anzu. Nice to meet you.”
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Example 3 of 3: The limit of teamwork with 限界
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ARIA The MASTERPIECE » Volume 4 » Page 275

On a snowy day, Alicia starts making a snowball. As it gets bigger, Akari joins in. They continue to roll the snowball until it grows too big for them to keep pushing. At that moment, a random person passing by notices their effort.

灯里(あかり):
「アリシアさん… 二人(ふたり)の力(ちから)ではこれが限界(げんかい)かと」
“Alicia... This is the limit of what we can do together.”
男(おとこ):
「おおっ 大(おお)きいな」
“Oh! That's a big one.”
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(Both)

二人(ふたり)とも means both of the two people.

Manga panel from ご注文はうさぎですか? showing example of Coming to visit with 〜に来る.
ご注文はうさぎですか? » Volume 1 » Page 67

Chiya and Syaro visit Cocoa at the coffee shop.

ココア:
「二人(ふたり)ともこんな天気(てんき)なのに遊(あそ)びに来(き)てくれてありがとね」
“Thanks, both of you, for coming to visit even in weather like this.”
シャロ:
「ちょうどバイトの予定(よてい)が空白(くうはく)になっただけだし」
“I just happened to have a gap in my work schedule.”
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Society

(People)

人達(ひとたち) means people or a group of people.

It combines 人 (person) with 達 (plural group) to show people as a group of persons.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of They'll target not just me with 〜だけじゃなく〜も.
名探偵コナン » Volume 1 » Page 120

After Shin’ichi was forced to take a deadly drug that instead shrank him back to a child, he took on the undercover name Conan and went to stay with his childhood friend Ran and her detective father in the hope of a lead to the black-clad men who drugged him. He later discusses with Professor Agasa about how useless Detective Mouri is. The professor reminds Conan that the poison was supposed to have killed him, so he can’t rush and let others know his true identity.

コナン:
「オレだけじゃなく、オレのまわりの人達(ひとたち)も危(あぶ)ないっていうんだろ?」
“You're saying it won't be just me, but the people around me will be in danger too, right?”
「心配(しんぱい)すんな!ちゃんと蘭(らん)にもおっちゃんにも、江戸川(えどがわ)コナンでとおしてるよ!!」
“Don't worry! I'm keeping up the Conan Edogawa act with Ran and the old man, too!!”
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(Craftsperson)

職人(しょくにん) means a skilled craftsperson or artisan trained in a manual trade.

It combines 職 (profession) with 人 (person) to show a person of a trade.

Example 1 of 3: Craftman's efforts making glassware with 職人
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Manga panel from ARIA The MASTERPIECE showing example of Craftman's efforts making glassware with 職人.
ARIA The MASTERPIECE » Volume 4 » Page 226

Akari picks up a box containing glassware items for her to transport. One of the employees from the shop making the glassware takes the box from her to place in her gondola. After he does this a second time, Akari says she can help carry the boxes, but he refuses.

職人(しょくにん):
「このガラス達(たち)は親方(マエストロ)が精魂(せいこん)込(こ)めて作(つく)った」
“These pieces of glass were made with the maestro's heart and soul poured into them.”
「僕達(ぼくたち)職人(しょくにん)の努力(どりょく)の結晶(けっしょう)なんス」
“They're the crystallization of our craftsmen's efforts.”
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Example 2 of 3: Skilled clock maker with 職人
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Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of Skilled clock maker with 職人.
名探偵コナン » Volume 17 » Page 118

Having received a letter requesting help solving a mystery, Kogoro finds himself in a house filled with animal designs everywhere, including the doors, the chairs, and the plates. His attention turns to the clocks covering the walls.

小五郎(こごろう):
「しかし動物(どうぶつ)もさることながら、時計(とけい)もたくさんありますなー...」
“But aside from the animals, there are also a lot of clocks, huh...”
男(おとこ):
「当(あ)たり前(まえ)ですよ... 祖父(そふ)は時計(とけい)職人(しょくにん)だったんですから...」
“Of course there are... Grandfather was a clock maker, after all...”
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Example 3 of 3: Skilled mirror maker with 職人
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怪盗セイント・テール » Volume 3 » Page 148

Following the theft of the Mirror of Queen Rosa, Sawatari writes an article for the school paper accusing Saint Tail. As Asuka Jr. demands proof from Sawatari, a notification appears from Saint Tail, announcing her intent to steal the stolen mirror. Later, Asuka Jr. goes to Sawatari to learn about the mirror’s backstory.

佐渡(さわたり):
「そのむかしローザ王女(おうじょ)は街(まち)の鏡(かがみ)職人(しょくにん)の若者(わかもの)と恋(こい)におちたんだ」
“Long ago, Princess Rosa fell in love with a young mirror maker from the town.”
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(Foreigner)

外国人(がいこくじん) means a foreign national or citizen of another country.

It combines 外国 (foreign country) with 人 (person) to show a person from another country.

Manga panel from 名探偵コナン showing example of It's not like you're a foreigner with 〜じゃあるまいし.
名探偵コナン » Volume 1 » Page 61

Shin’ichi’s teenage friend Ran enters Professor Agasa’s house looking for him, unaware that he was forced to take a poison that inadvertently turned the teenager into a young child. When Ran sees the boy and asks his name, Shin’ichi recalls Agasa’s suggestion to not reveal who he is. Panicking, he gives the name “Conan”, explaining the oddness of it by saying his father is a fan of author Arthur Conan Doyle.

蘭(らん):
「コナンねー…」
“Conan, huh?”
阿笠(あがさ):
「なにがコナンだ!! 外国人(がいこくじん)じゃあるまいし」
“What's with 'Conan'!? It's not like you're a foreigner...”
コナン:
「しかたねーだろ? ほかに思(おも)いつかなかったんだから…」
“It couldn't be helped, all right? I couldn't think up anything else...”
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(Humanity)

人類(じんるい) refers to the collective group of all humans on Earth, or, biologically speaking, the genus Homo (Homo sapiens) within the order Primates. It represents the entire human species as a single entity, transcending differences in nationality, race, culture, and other factors.

It combines 人 (person) with 類 (kind / class) to show the human kind.

Manga panel from ちびまる子ちゃん showing example of According to Nostradamus with 〜によれば.
ちびまる子ちゃん » Volume 8 » Page 42

Maruko learns about Nostradamus and his predictions from a classmate. She tells her family about it, leading to them watching a TV show about it that night.

アナウンサー:
「ノストラダムスの大予言(だいよげん)によれば1999年(ねん)7月(がつ)に空(そら)から恐怖(きょうふ)の大王(だいおう)が降(お)りてきて」
“According to Nostradamus's great prophecy, in July 1999 a great king of terror will descend from the sky,”
「人類(じんるい)は滅亡(めつぼう)するという事(こと)であります」
“and humanity will perish.”
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