人じん

suffix

-ian; -ite; person from ...

Suffix attached to country, region, or place names to indicate nationality, origin, or affiliation. Very productive.

• 彼かれはイタリア人じんです。

  He is an Italian.

• 東とう京きょう人じんは歩あるくのが速はやいと言いわれる。

  Tokyoites are said to walk fast.

suffix

-er; person working with ...

Suffix indicating a person's profession, role, or expertise, often attached to a field or activity noun. Common in compounds like 芸能人, 文化人, 社会人.

• 彼かの女じょは有ゆう名めいな芸げい能のう人じんだ。

  She is a famous entertainer.

• 社しゃ会かい人じんになると自じ由ゆうな時じ間かんが減へる。

  When you become a working adult, your free time decreases.

suffix

man; person; people

Used in compound words to mean a person or people of a certain type. Not freely productive; appears in established compounds like 現代人, 外国人, 一般人.

• 現げん代だい人じんはスマートフォンなしでは生いきられない。

  Modern people cannot live without smartphones.

• 外がい国こく人じん観かん光こう客きゃくが増ふえている。

  Foreign tourists are increasing.