人情

Chinese

man; person; people
 
feeling; emotion; passion; situation
simp. and trad.
(人情)
anagram 情人

Pronunciation


Noun

人情

  1. human sentiment; natural human feelings; inherent goodness of human nature
  2. friends and relationships; personal connections; people with which one has curried favor
    中國人情社會 / 中国人情社会   zhōngguó rénqíng shèhuì   the personal connections aspect of Chinese society
    人情社會 / 人情社会   rénqíng shèhuì   relationship-oriented society
  3. courtesy; etiquette; civility
  4. favour (kind or helpful deed)
    一點人情 / 一点人情   Tā qiàn wǒ yīdiǎn rénqíng.   He owes me a favour.
  5. gift; present

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
にん
Grade: 1
じょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

人情 (hiragana にんじょう, rōmaji ninjō)

  1. humanity, empathy, sympathy

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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