仁
仁 — Humanity
humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel
On’yomiジン (jin)
On’yomiニ (ni)
On’yomiニン (nin)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 仁
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仁 | じん jin | benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion |
| 仁義 | じんぎ jingi | humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty |
| 仁王 | におう niou | two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple |
Study notes
仁 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1332 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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