Japanese symbol for “population”
人口
じんこう
Romaji: jinkou
population
In Japanese, population is 人口, read じんこう (jinkou).
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 population
- n common talk
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “population”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 口数 | こうすう kousuu | population |
| 母集団 | ぼしゅうだん boshuudan | population; universe; parent set |
| 人頭 | じんとう jintou | number of people; population |
| 戸口 | ここう kokou | houses and inhabitants; population |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
| 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 |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
See also: Chinese symbol for “population”.
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.
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