"何人" meaning in Japanese

See 何人 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [nã̠ɲ̟ːĩɴ] Forms: 何人 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), (にん)), nannin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なんにん}} 何(なん)人(にん) • (nannin)
  1. how many people
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-3XoK9uZ8 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese heteronyms, Japanese interrogative pronouns, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese pronouns, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with yutōyomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, People Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 59 0 7 5 20 0 8 0 Disambiguation of Japanese heteronyms: 63 0 14 19 0 0 5 0 Disambiguation of Japanese interrogative pronouns: 32 8 13 13 8 8 10 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 63 0 14 11 0 0 11 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 62 0 18 15 0 0 5 0 Disambiguation of Japanese pronouns: 25 10 11 12 10 10 12 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 53 0 19 27 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with yutōyomi: 53 0 19 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 0 21 30 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 86 0 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 70 0 11 16 0 0 4 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 52 4 16 9 4 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 81 0 19 Disambiguation of People: 30 35 35
  2. (as 何(なん)人(にん)も (nannin mo)) many people
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-t6mcOg2N Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 30 35 35
  3. (as 何(なん)人(にん)か (nannin ka)) several people
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-06lhdtRO Categories (other): Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with yutōyomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, People Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 53 0 19 27 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with yutōyomi: 53 0 19 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 0 21 30 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 25 13 49 3 9 0 2 0 Disambiguation of People: 30 35 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 幾人 (ikutari), 幾人 (ikunin)
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟iʑĩɴ] Forms: 何人 [canonical] (ruby: (なに), (じん)), nanijin [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なにじん}} 何(なに)人(じん) • (nanijin)
  1. which nationality
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-ipBx03B2 Categories (other): Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms read with yutōyomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 53 0 19 27 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with yutōyomi: 53 0 19 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 0 21 30 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: [na̠ɲ̟ibʲito̞] Forms: 何人 [canonical] (ruby: (なに), (びと)), nanibito [romanization], 何びと [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なにびと}} 何(なに)人(びと) • (nanibito)
  1. what kind of person
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-t4SWsVpC
  2. anyone, anybody, whoever
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-DsQ8I8Vc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: [nã̠mpʲito̞] Forms: 何人 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), (ぴと)), nanpito [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なんぴと}} 何(なん)人(ぴと) • (nanpito)
  1. (law) anybody Synonyms: 何者 (nanimono) (ruby: (なに), (もの))
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-vLkzMlJW Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Pronoun

IPA: [nã̠mbʲito̞] Forms: 何人 [canonical] (ruby: (なん), (びと)), nanbito [romanization], 何びと [alternative, kanji]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|pronoun|なんびと}} 何(なん)人(びと) • (nanbito)
  1. anyone, anybody, whoever
    Sense id: en-何人-ja-pron-DsQ8I8Vc1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5
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        "(as 何(なん)人(にん)も (nannin mo)) many people"
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      "ipa": "[nã̠ɲ̟ːĩɴ]"
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      "word": "幾人"
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      "roman": "ikunin",
      "word": "幾人"
    }
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          "何",
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          "何",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "No person shall be denied the right of access to the courts.",
          "ref": "1946, The Constitution of Japan, Article 32",
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            [
              "裁判所",
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              "さいばん"
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            [
              "受",
              "う"
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              "権利",
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              "奪",
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          "text": "何人も、裁判所において裁判を受ける権利を奪われない。",
          "translation": "No person shall be denied the right of access to the courts."
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    {
      "ipa": "[nã̠mpʲito̞]"
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        "(as 何(なん)人(にん)か (nannin ka)) several people"
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        "as 何(なん)人(にん)か (nannin ka)"
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      "roman": "ikutari",
      "word": "幾人"
    },
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      "roman": "ikunin",
      "word": "幾人"
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  ],
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          "何",
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          "人",
          "じん"
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      "form": "nanijin",
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        "which nationality"
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      "ipa": "[na̠ɲ̟iʑĩɴ]"
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        {
          "english": "No person shall be denied the right of access to the courts.",
          "ref": "1946, The Constitution of Japan, Article 32",
          "roman": "Nanpito mo, saibansho ni oite saiban o ukeru kenri o ubawarenai.",
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              "何人",
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              "裁判所",
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              "裁判",
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              "受",
              "う"
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              "権利",
              "けんり"
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              "奪",
              "うば"
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          ],
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          "translation": "No person shall be denied the right of access to the courts."
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          "anybody",
          "anybody"
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        "(law) anybody"
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      "other": "なんぴと"
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      "ipa": "[nã̠mpʲito̞]"
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      "roman": "nanimono",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "何",
          "なに"
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          "者",
          "もの"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "何者"
    }
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      "ipa": "[nã̠mbʲito̞]"
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