何人

Chinese

what man; person; people
simp. and trad.
(何人)

Pronunciation


Pronoun

何人

  1. (literary) which person; who; whoever; anyone
    下跪何人?報上 [MSC, trad.]
    下跪何人?报上 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiàguì hérén? Bàoshàng míng lái. [Pinyin]
    Who is kneeling down [before me]? Declare [your] name to [me].

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
にん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んにん [náꜜǹnìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɲ̟ːĩɴ]

Pronoun

(なん)(にん) • (nannin

  1. how many people
  2. (as (なん)(にん) (nannin mo)) many people
  3. (as (なん)(にん) (nannin ka)) several people
Synonyms
See also
Japanese counter/suffix: ("people")
NumberKanjiKanaRomaji
1一人ひとり、いちにんhitori, ichinin
2二人ふたり、ににんfutari, ninin
3三人さんにん、みたりsannin, mitari
4四人よにん、よたり、よったりyonin, yotari, yottari
5五人ごにん、いつたりgonin, itsutari
6六人ろくにん、むたり、むゆたりrokunin, mutari, muyutari
7七人しちにん、ななにん、ななたりshichinin, nananin, nanatari
8八人はちにん、やたりhachinin, yatari
9九人くにん、きゅうにん、ここのたりkunin, kyūnin, kokonotari
10十人じゅうにん、とたりjūnin, totari
11十一人じゅういちにんjūichinin
12十二人じゅうににんjūninin
13十三人じゅうさんにんjūsannin
20二十人廿人にじゅうにん、はたたりnijūnin, hatatari
21二十一人にじゅういちにんnijūichinin
100百人ひゃくにんhyakunin
1,000千人せんにんsennin
10,000一万人いちまんにんichimannin
100,000,000一億人いちおくにんichiokunin
00人零人ゼロにん、れいにんzeronin, reinin
?何人幾人なんにん、いくにん、いくたりnannin, ikunin, ikutari

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
じん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じん [nàníꜜjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɲ̟iʑĩɴ]

Pronoun

(なに)(じん) • (nanijin

  1. which nationality

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
なに
Grade: 2
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
何びと

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) にびと [nàníbító] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [na̠ɲ̟ibʲito̞]

Pronoun

(なに)(びと) • (nanibito

  1. what kind of person
  2. anyone, anybody, whoever

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
ひと > ぴと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んぴと [nàńpító] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠mpʲito̞]

Pronoun

(なん)(ぴと) • (nanpito

  1. (law) anybody
Synonyms

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
ひと > びと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
何びと

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んびと [nàńbító] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠mbʲito̞]

Pronoun

(なん)(びと) • (nanbito

  1. anyone, anybody, whoever