A person who embodies Confucian virtue (仁), often used in classical or philosophical contexts. In modern Japanese, it can refer to a compassionate or benevolent person.
The Analects say, 'The man of virtue has no worries.'
As a true humanitarian, he helped many people.
From Chinese 仁者 (rénzhě), composed of 仁 (benevolence) and 者 (person). The word is a classical term used in Confucian texts.