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JLPT N5 · People

日本人

にほんじん

Japanese person

Stroke order of 日本人

3 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

日 · 4 strokes本 · 5 strokes人 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A person (人) from the sun's (日) origin (本): the land of the rising sun.

Parts: 日 sun + 本 origin + 人 person

The characters in 日本人

  • 日 ひ — day; sun (4 strokes)
  • 本 ほん — book (5 strokes)
  • 人 ひと — person (2 strokes)

Example sentence

田中さんは日本人です。

たなかさんはにほんじんです。

Mr. Tanaka is Japanese.

Words with 日

Words with 本

Words with 人

More words: People

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