📖 Meaning & Origin
The 人 radical represents a human figure — two strokes depicting a person standing with legs spread. As the left-side variant 亻, it appears in hundreds of kanji related to people, actions, and human concepts.
📚 Kanji by JLPT Level
💡 Teacher's Memory Tip
Two legs spread apart — a person walking. When you see 亻 on the left of a kanji, something human is happening: a person doing, feeling, or being.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
The 人 radical means 'person' or 'human.' It's one of the most common radicals — the 亻 variant on the left side of kanji signals a human connection.
N5 kanji with 人/亻: 人 (person), 休 (rest — person 人 leaning against a tree 木), 体 (body — person's physical form), 何 (what — contains 亻).
Two strokes like a person walking — left leg and right leg. Or see the 亻 on the left edge of a kanji as someone leaning in to do something.
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