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人たち (ひとたち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人ひとたち

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Meanings

1

Plural form of 人 (ひと), referring to multiple people. Neutral and widely used.

公こう園えんにたくさんの人ひとたちがいた。
There were many people in the park.

あの人ひとたちは誰だれですか。

Who are those people?

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の人ひとたちthe people of/from a place
この村むらの人ひとたちはみんな親しん切せつだ。
The people of this village are all kind.
〈形けい容よう詞し〉人ひとたちpeople who are (adjective), a certain kind of people
忙いそがしい人ひとたちは休やすみが少すくない。
Busy people have few days off.

Kanji

人person
達accomplished, reach, arrive

Related words

人ひと々びとN1
人たち and 人々 both mean 'people', but 人々 sounds more formal and literary, often used in writing or speeches, while 人たち is the everyday spoken plural.

Politeness

方かた々がたhonorific 尊敬語N3
方々 is the polite/honorific counterpart to 人たち, used when referring respectfully to a group of people, especially in formal or customer-facing speech.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Written forms

人ひとたち
Standard spelling; the suffix たち is usually written in kana.
人ひと達たち
Kanji spelling for たち is less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of 人 (ひと, 'person') and the pluralizing suffix たち.