~人

~人

~じん

Suffix for people / nationality

N5suffix·~jin

How to remember it

人 means person; attach it to a place to mean "person from there."

Example sentences

  • 私は日本人です。

    わたしはにほんじんです。

    I am Japanese.

  • あの二人はアメリカ人です。

    あのふたりはあめりかじんです。

    Those two people are American.

Usage

Attach to a country name for nationality; for counting people use 人 (にん).

Related words

二人日本人外国人

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