Learn Kanji - Kanji Quiz

Guess what?

For upper beginners and lower intermediate learners

Here, we presented some Kanji compounds which are including Hito "person, human".
This Kanji is very simple, but there are three readings which are "Hito", "Jin" and "Nin".
"Jin" and "Nin" are used in compounds.

Topic & Hint

The Kanji 人 is Hito / Jin, Nin which means "person, people, human".
The Kanji 口 is Kuchi / Koo which means "mouth".
The compound, "people" plus "mouth" is Jinkoo "population".
The population of Japan is 128,000,000 as of October.2010.

ひと   くち   じんこう
人 ＋ 口 ＝ 人口
people   mouth   population

Kanji 形 is Katachi / Gyoo which means "shape, figure".
The compound, "person" plus "shape" is Ningyoo "doll".

ひと   かたち   にんぎょう
人 ＋ 形 ＝ 人形
person   shape   doll

Guess what ?

Kanji 魚 is Sakana / Gyo which means "fish".
Then, what is the compound, "person" plus "fish"?

ひと   さかな   にんぎょ
mermaid
fisherman
swimmer
人 ＋ 魚 ＝ 人魚
person   fish  

This is 人魚(にんぎょ) meaning "mermaid".

The readings of 人形(にんぎょう) and 人魚(にんぎょ) are very similar.
Please listen them carefully.

人口(じんこう)population
人形(にんぎょう)doll
人魚(にんぎょ)mermaid

人46,口57,形402,魚172

(Kanji numbers are from 2001.Kanji.Odyssey)

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