No. 2,864 in Japanese
じん
"じん" (jin) refers to a person or people of a specific nationality or group (e.g., アメリカじん = American).
In a sentence
彼は親切な人です。
He is a kind person.
The word 'じん' does not appear in this sentence. Let's include 'じん' in the analysis for future sentences.
この会社の従業員は20人です。
This company has 20 employees.
The '人 (じん)' here represents people when combined with numbers to indicate quantity.
日本人はお箸を使って食べます。
Japanese people use chopsticks to eat.
The '日本人 (にほんじん)' refers to Japanese people, demonstrating 'じん' usage in words designating nationality or ethnicity.
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