人 Person

Radical Combination

• 人

  Person

Meaning

Primary

Person

Mnemonic

Remember how the radical version of this kanji meant person because it looks like a person with their arms down and their legs spread out? Well this is a person too!

Hints

Know the radicals, and you shall know the kanji.

Readings

On’yomi

にん, じん

Kun’yomi

ひと, と

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Only one person at Nintendo (にん) complained about the new jeans (じん) policy, and that person was you.

Hints

Imagine how angry you were about the policy. You'll have to come up with something to be angry about yourself (pick something that would actually make you angry, like maybe you're only allowed to wear cut off short-shorts jeans at Nintendo now), but if you pick something good, you'll definitely remember the two readings for this. Just remember you're working at Nintendo, and the policy has to be something about jeans. Then, imagine yourself as the only person complaining and everyone else in their dumb jeans (or lack-thereof) shaking their head at you because you're being a fool.