人じん造ぞう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

artificial; man-made; synthetic

Describes something created by humans rather than occurring naturally. Often used in technical or product contexts.

この湖みずうみは人じん造ぞう

です

。

This lake is man-made.

人じん造ぞうダイヤモンドは天てん然ねんのものより安やすい。

Synthetic diamonds are cheaper than natural ones.

Usage patterns

人じん造ぞうの〈物もの〉an artificial ~ (made by humans, not natural)
これは人じん造ぞうの宝ほう石せきです。
This is an artificial gem.
〈物もの〉は人じん造ぞうである~ is artificial/man-made
このダイヤモンドは人じん造ぞうである。
This diamond is man-made.

Kanji

人person
造create, make, structure

Related words

人じん工こうN2
人工 is the broader, more common word for 'artificial' (e.g. 人工知能), while 人造 is used mainly for physical materials or structures made by people.
合ごう成せいN1
合成 specifically means 'synthesized' through a chemical or artificial process, whereas 人造 more broadly means 'made by humans' without implying a chemical process.

Opposites

天てん然ねんN3
天然 means 'naturally occurring', the direct opposite of 人造 'man-made'.

Word family· 17

人じん造ぞう湖こ
artificial lake; man-made lake; reservoir
人じん造ぞう氷こおり
artificial ice
人じん造ぞう石せき
artificial stone; fake rock
人じん造ぞう米まい
imitation rice; artificial rice

Etymology

Compound of 人 (human) and 造 (make, create). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'man-made'.

人じん造ぞう藍あい

synthetic indigo

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人じん造ぞう語ご
artificial language; constructed language
人じん造ぞう金きん
imitation gold
人じん造ぞう人にん間げん
android; artificial human; robot
人じん造ぞう宝ほう石せき
artificial jewels; synthetic gems
人じん造ぞう皮ひ革かく
artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather
人じん造ぞう真しん珠じゅ
artificial pearl; imitation pearl

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