JLPT N5 · Counting things

何人

なんにん

how many people

Stroke order of 何人

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

何 · 7 strokes 人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

何 asks 'what' with a person 人 beside it: what number of people?

Parts: 何 what + 人 person

The characters in 何人

何なに — what (7 strokes)
人ひと — person (2 strokes)

Example sentence

家族は何人ですか。

かぞくはなんにんですか。

How many people are in your family?

Words with 何

何what 何歳how old 何時what time 何分how many minutes 何日what day; how many days 何曜日what day of the week 何度もmany times

Words with 人

一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four 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 人口population 主人husband; owner 人形doll 恋人sweetheart 人生life 犯人criminal; culprit

More words: Counting things

一つone (thing)二つtwo (things)三つthree (things)四つfour (things)五つfive (things)六つsix (things)七つseven (things)八つeight (things)九つnine (things)一人one person; alone 二人two people 三人three people 四人four people

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