人

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 家族は四人です。▶ —
   My family has four members.
2. 何人来ますか。▶ —
   How many people are coming?

Collocations

Mnemonic

Nin (人) is the counter for people. Watch the specials: 1 person = hitori (one alone), 2 people = futari (a pair / couple) — both native readings. From 3 up use Sino-Japanese nin: sannin (3), yonin (4, contracted), gonin (5), rokunin (6), shichinin / nananin (7), hachinin (8), kunin / kyuunin (9), juunin (10), nannin (how many). Hitori and futari are everyday core words — hitorigurashi (living alone, 50%+ of Tokyo households), futarinori (two-up riding on bicycles or motorbikes), sanninmae (a serving for 3, food size). Korean "~myeong / han-myeong / du-myeong" parallels, but Japanese adds the hitori / futari native layer.

Quick check

1. Japanese for "single-person household / living alone"?

   • Hitorigurashi
   • Futarigurashi — couple
   • Kazoku-gurashi — with family
   • Dokushin — unmarried