How to say “person” in Japanese | 人 (ひと、hito)

11.12.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「人 (ひと、hito)」means “person.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word人
Hiraganaひと
Romaji Readinghito
English Meaningperson

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence車くるまが人ひととぶつかった。
Romaji ReadingKuruma ga hito to butsukatta.
English MeaningA car hit a person. (Past Tense, Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence車が人とぶつかりました。
Romaji ReadingKuruma ga hito to butsukarimashita.
English MeaningA car hit a person. (Past Tense, Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence人ひとがたくさん居いて、友達ともだちとはぐれてしまった。
Romaji ReadingHito ga takusan ite, tomodachi to hagurete shimatta.
English MeaningThere were so many people there that I got separated from my friends. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence人がたくさん居て、友達とはぐれてしまいました。
Romaji ReadingHito ga takusan ite, tomodachi to hagurete shimaimashita.
English MeaningThere were so many people there that I got separated from my friends. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence人ひとが多おおすぎて前まえに進すすめない。
Romaji ReadingHito ga ō sugite mae ni susumenai.
English MeaningThere are too many people, and I can’t move forward. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence人が多すぎて前に進めません。
Romaji ReadingHito ga ō sugite mae ni susumemasen.
English MeaningThere are too many people and, I can’t move forward. (Polite Form)
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