何人

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Chinese

what man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(何人)

Pronunciation


Pronoun

何人

  1. (literary) which person; who; whoever; anyone
    下跪何人報上
    下跪何人报上
    Xiàguì hérén? Bàoshàng míng lái.
    Who is kneeling down ? Declare name to .

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
にん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

Pronoun

(なん)(にん) (nannin

  1. how many people
  2. (何人も) many people
  3. (何人か) several people
Synonyms
See also
Japanese counter/suffix: ("people")
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一人ひとり、いちにんhitori, ichinin
2二人ふたり、ににんfutari, ninin
3三人さんにん、みたりsannin, mitari
4四人よにん、よたり、よったりyonin, yotari, yottari
5五人ごにん、いつたりgonin, itsutari
6六人ろくにん、むたり、むゆたりrokunin, mutari, muyutari
7七人しちにん、ななにん、ななたりshichinin, nananin, nanatari
8八人はちにん、やたりhachinin, yatari
9九人くにん、きゅうにん、ここのたりkunin, kyūnin, kokonotari
10十人じゅうにん、とたりjūnin, totari
11十一人じゅういちにんjūichinin
12十二人じゅうににんjūninin
13十三人じゅうさんにんjūsannin
20二十人廿人にじゅうにん、はたたりnijūnin, hatatari
21二十一人にじゅういちにんnijūichinin
100百人ひゃくにんhyakunin
1,000千人せんにんsennin
10,000一万人いちまんにんichimannin
100,000,000一億人いちおくにんichiokunin
00人零人ゼロにん、れいにんzeronin, reinin
?何人幾人なんにん、いくにん、いくたりnannin, ikunin, ikutari

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronoun

(なに)(じん) (nanijin

  1. which nationality

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronoun

(なに)(びと) (nanibito

  1. what kind of person

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
ひと > ぴと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronoun

(なん)(ぴと) (nanpito

  1. (law) anybody
    • 1946, The Constitution of Japan, Article 32:
      • 何人(なんぴと)も、裁判所(さいばんしょ)において裁判(さいばん)()ける権利(けんり)(うば)われない。
        Nanpito mo, saibansho ni oite saiban o ukeru kenri o ubawarenai.
        No person shall be denied the right of access to the courts.
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