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"People" Kanji.  Dec 2009

 

General: 

  • 私  (watashi); 俺 (ore); 僕 (boku);  貴方 (anata)君 (kimi); 彼 (kare),  彼女 (kanojyo)

  • 人 (jin, nin), gaijin, bijin, kajin, shijin, rounin

  • 親 (oya, parents)  両 親 (ryou shin, both parents)  保 護 者 (hogosha, gaurdian, parents)

  • 親友 (shin yuu, close friend); 友人 (yuujin, friend); 友達 (tomodachi);  知り合い (shiriai, acquantence)

  • 女性 (jyo sei, woman);  女子 (jyo shi, woman), 女の人 (onna no hito, woman), 女 (onna +w/ "sexual" );   女の子 (onna no ko);  少女 (shou jyo, young lady) 娘 (musume, daughter),  婦人 & 婦人 (fujin, go-fujin, woman)

  • 男性 (dan sei; man),  男子 (dan shi, man)   男の人 (otoko no hito, man), 男 (ottoko w/ "sexual" ),  男の子 (otoko no ko, boy),   息子 (musuko),

  • ""()婦人 (go-fujin -ふじん".

  • The adjectives / modified

    • 男性的 (な)  (dan sei teki; manly)  男らしい  (ottorashii; manly +/w "brave, resolute");

    • 女性的(な)  (jyo sei teki; feminine)  男らしい (onna rashii +/w "modest, elegant")

    • いい男 (いい女) means attractive, good-looking or sexy man (woman).

    • いい男性 (いい女性) only means "a good or suitable man (woman).
       

Special

  • 士 (shi),  bengoshi, bushi

  • 師 (shi),  kyoushi, kangoshi

  • 者 (sha), isha, haisha, 訳 者 yakusha (interpretor); 役 者 yakusha (actor), 勝 者 shou sha (winner); 敗 者 ha sha (loser), 前 者 zensha (former), 後 者 kousha (later); 使 者 shi sha (messenger, envoy), 記 者 ki sha (reporter), 他者 ta sha (other person); 芸者 gei sha,  視聴者 shichousha (tv audience); 居住者  kyojyuusha (resident)

  • 者  (mono)  若 者 waka mono (young person), 何 者  nani mono (what kind), 人気者 nikimono (popular person), 働き者 hatarakimono (hard working person), 怠け者  namakemono (lazy person); 裏切り者 uragirimono (traitor)

  • 員 (in), ekiin, ginkouin, shain

  • 長 (chou), shachou, fushachou, shichou, kuchou, buchou, kachou, gakucho

  • 婦 (bu), kangofu (female nurse)

  • 察 (satsu)  keisatsu, kansatsu (inspector), kensatsu (prosecutor)

  • 生き物 - ikimono - living thing

  • 手 (te)   話し手 hanashite (speaker)

Common
人 (jin) 美人 bi jin beautiful person
  外人 gai jin foreigner
  新人 shi jin corpse; dead person
  家人 ka jin the family, the folks
  夫人 fu jin wife; Mrs; madam
  殺人 satsu jin killer
  浪人 rou nin 1: ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; 2: out of work; 3: waiting for another chance to enter a university
  chuu jin merchant
  外国 gai koku jin foreigner
  ご主人 go shu jin your husband; her husband
士 (shi) ぶ   し warrior; samurai
  運転 うんてん  し 1: driver; train driver; train engineer; motorman; taxi driver;
  ゆう  し brave warrior; hero; brave man
  公認会計 こうにんかいけいし certified public accountant
  四十七 しじゅうしちし the 47 Ronin
  弁護 べんご  し lawyer; attorney
婦 (bu) 看護婦 かんご  ふ (female) nurse
師 (shi) 看護 かんご  し nurse
  医師 いし doctor; physician
  歯科医 しかいし dentist
  きょうし classroom teacher (refering to yourself;  otherwise sensei)
者 (sha) 医者 いしゃ doctor; physician
  歯医 はいしゃ dentist
  ぜんしゃ the former
  しょうしゃ winner; victor
  ししゃ casualty; deceased
  はいしゃ the defeated; vanquished; loser
  やくしゃ actor; actress
  やくしゃ translator
  研究 けんきゅうしゃ researcher
駅 (in) えきいん station attendant
  事務 じむいん clerk
  販売 はんばいいん sales staff; salesperson
  こういん abrev. bank clerk
  しゃいん company employee
長 (chou) しゃ  ちょう company president; manager; director
  副社 ふく   しゃちょう executive vice-president
  がく  ちょう (college) president; secretary-general
  し  ちょう mayor
  く  ちょう ward headman
  ぶ  ちょう 1: Head (chief, director) of a section or department; 2: head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
  か  ちょう section manager; section chief
客 (kyaku きゃく customer, visitor, guest
  きゃく customer
  きゃくあし customers
  きゃくしつ customer room, drawing room
  きゃくせき guest seating
  かんきゃく audience, spectator
       

 

Describing People can/want
  • sono mondai ni taisho dekiru hito (people who can deal with the problem) WA daremo inai.
  • ikitagaru hito (person wants / anxious to go) WA dare mo inai.
  • iawase hito (people who happen to be there)

 

  • HanashiKakeruYuJin (good friends to talk to)

 

 

 
 
 

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