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hito
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

hito
[ひと()]
hito

English Meaning(s) for ヒト

noun
  1. man; person
  2. human being; mankind; people
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species
  4. character; personality
  5. man of talent; true man
  6. another person; other people; others
  7. adult

Definition and Synonyms for ヒト

Individual a human being
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人間, 人間, 個人
Homo any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Synonyms: ひと, ホモ, , , , 人間, 人間, ヒト属
Humankind all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人間, 人間, 人類
Personality the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
Synonyms: ひと, パーソナリティー, , , , 人となり, 人品, 人柄, 人格, 人物, 個性, 品性, , 心柄, 性格, 性質, , ,
Person a human body (usually including the clothing)
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Person a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人格者, 人称, 人間, 人間, , , , , , ,
Men the force of workers available
Synonyms: ひと, ひとで, マンパワー, , , , 人員, 人手, 労働人口, 労働力, 労働力人口, 稼働人口
Man a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
Synonyms: ひと, 万物の霊長, , , , 人間, 人間, , , , , 男の人,
Man an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
Synonyms: ひと, 万物の霊長, , , , 人間, 人間, , , , , 男の人,
Man the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 人間, 人間
Stiff an ordinary man
Synonyms: ひと, , , , 凡人, 凡夫
Modern Man subspecies of Homo sapiens
Synonyms: ひと, ヒト属
Modern Man includes all modern races
Synonyms: ひと, ヒト属

Categories ヒト is a member of

Being a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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Cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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Individual a human being
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Attribute an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
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Grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
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Hominid a primate of the family Hominidae
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Homo any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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Material Body alternative names for the body of a human being
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Grammatical Category a category of words having the same grammatical properties
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Force group of people willing to obey orders
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Lover a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
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Male a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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Man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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Homo Sapiens the only surviving hominid
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Sample Sentences for ヒト

Man is the only animal subject to becoming an imbecile.
I want to be a Picasso.
Man is the only animal that writes books.
Jack stood aside for Hitomi to enter.

Comments for ヒト

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I've never heard of that word "kata," but I read online that it is a very formal use of person, whilst "hito" is common.

#2 Posted by adam wolf over 8 years ago

What's the difference between "hito" and "kata" ?

#1 Posted by RaidenX98 over 8 years ago


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