Japanese symbol for “human”
人間
にんげん
Romaji: ningen
human being; human; person; man
In Japanese, human is 人間, read にんげん (ningen).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
- n character (of a person)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “human”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人的 | じんてき jinteki | human; personal |
| 人 | ひと hito | human (Homo sapiens) |
| 仁 | じん jin | human |
| ヒューマン | ヒューマン hyuuman | human |
| 人間らしい | にんげんらしい ningenrashii | human; humane |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual; private person; personal |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life |
| 人々 | ひとびと hitobito | people; men and women |
| 大人 | おとな otona | adult; grown-up |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
See also: Chinese symbol for “human”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.