No. 14 in Japanese
人
"Person" or "human."
In a sentence
彼は親切な人です。
He is a kind person.
The word '人' (hito) in this sentence refers to an individual person, describing their character.
日本に昔から住んでいる人々が参加します。
People who have been living in Japan for a long time will join.
The word '人々' (hitobito) is the plural form of '人', representing multiple individuals in this context.
私は運動場で人が走るのを見ました。
I saw a person running in the playground.
Here, '人' (hito) is used to indicate an unspecified individual observed performing an action, emphasizing the act rather than the identity of the person.
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