JLPT N5 · Useful words

人口

じんこう

population

Stroke order of 人口

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

人 · 2 strokes 口 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

人 is a person and 口 is a mouth: counting mouths gives population.

Parts: 人 person + 口 mouth

The characters in 人口

人ひと — person (2 strokes)
口くち — mouth (3 strokes)

Example sentence

この町は人口が多いです。

このまちはじんこうがおおいです。

This town has a large population.

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people 何人how many people 人person 日本人Japanese person 一人っ子only child 大人adult 男の人man 女の人woman 外国人foreigner 友人friend 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life 犯人criminal; culprit

Words with 口

口mouth 東口east exit 西口west exit 南口south exit 北口north exit 入口entrance 出口exit 蛇口faucet; tap 口座bank account 利口clever; smart 窓口counter; window

More words: Useful words

気持ちfeeling 気spirit; mind 他other 事thing; matter 中国China 西洋the West 東洋the East; Asia 名刺business card 半日half a day 一日中all day 今日中by the end of today 大勢many people; crowd

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