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We have grouped a small set of 10 JLPT N5 Japanese kotoba that indicate counting number of people from 1 person to 10 people (and more)
Note: You must know Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to learn them.
This is an easy milestone to cross. Since you already know the numbers, you just have to add "nin" the word for a "person" in Japanese language to form "number of people"
List of JLPT N5 words that represents counters for number of people
| Kanji | Kana | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一人 | ひとり | Hitori | One Person |
| 二人 | ふたり | Futari | Two People |
| 三人 | さんにん | San Nin | Three People |
| 四人 | よんにん | Yon Nin | Four People |
| 五人 | ごにん | Go Nin | Five People |
| 六人 | ろくにん | Roku Nin | Six People |
| 七人 | ななにん | Nana Nin | Seven People |
| 八人 | はちにん | Hachi Nin | Eight People |
| 九人 | きゅうにん | Kyu Nin | Nine People |
| 十人 | じゅうにん | Jyu Nin | Ten People |
Only for one person and two people, the words are unique
from three people onwards - add number in Japanese + nin (for people)
for example: three people is three + people = san + nin = san nin
Similarly for any number of people, it is Number + Nin
Number (in Japanese language) + Nin (which is people in Japanese language)
Now you have completed learning them. Congrats. This is a "small success" and a step ahead to completing all JLPT Level N5 Vocabulary.