一人

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology 1[edit]

pitori > ɸitori > hitori. Compound of pito (one) and the suffix ri (person).

Noun[edit]

一人 (hiragana ひとり, romaji hitori)

  1. one person

Etymology 2[edit]

pidari > ɸidari. Apophonic form of hitori.

Noun[edit]

一人 (hiragana ひだり, romaji hidari)

  1. one person
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Etymology 3[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

一人 (hiragana かずひと, romaji Kazuhito)

  1. A male given name

一人 (hiragana かずと, romaji Kazuto)

  1. A male given name

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Mandarin[edit]

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ i˥˩ʐɛn˧˥ ]

Noun[edit]

一人 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yīrén or yìrén)

  1. a person; one person; someone

References[edit]

  • "一人" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2008-01-28.