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人間性 (ningensei) Japanese meaning: humanity | Kotomora

人にん間げん性せい

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Common word›JLPTN1›

Meanings

1

humanity; human nature

Refers to the essential qualities, character, or nature of human beings, often in philosophical, ethical, or psychological contexts.

彼かれの行こう動どうには人にん間げん性せいの深

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His actions reveal the depth of human nature.

戦せん争そうは人にん間げん性せいの暗くらい側そく面めんを浮うき彫ぼりにする。

War highlights the dark side of humanity.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の人にん間げん性せいを疑うたがうto doubt someone's humanity/character
彼かれの残ざん酷こくな行こう為いに、人ひと々びとは彼かれの人にん間げん性せいを疑うたがった。
People doubted his humanity because of his cruel actions.
人にん間げん性せいが豊ゆたかだto have a rich, generous nature
彼かの女じょは人にん間げん性せいが豊ゆたかで、誰だれにでも優やさしく接せっする。
She has a rich humanity and treats everyone kindly.
人にん間げん性せいを失うしなうto lose one's humanity
戦せん争そうは人ひと々びとの人にん間げん性せいを失うしなわせることがある。
War can cause people to lose their humanity.
人にん間げん性せいを養やしなうto cultivate one's character/humanity
読どく書しょは人にん間げん性せいを養やしなうのに役やく立だつ。
Reading helps cultivate one's humanity.
人にん間げん性せいにあふれるto be overflowing with humanity/warmth
彼かれのスピーチは人にん間げん性せいにあふれていて感かん動どうした。
His speech was overflowing with humanity and moved everyone.

Kanji

人person
間interval, space
性sex, gender, nature

Related words· 7

人ひと柄がらN2
人柄 focuses on an individual's personal disposition and character, while 人間性 refers to the broader, philosophical quality of human nature.
性せい格かくN3
性格 describes an individual's personality traits, whereas 人間性 concerns the fundamental nature of being human, often with moral or ethical weight.
人じん格かくN1
人格 refers to a person's personality and moral standing as an individual, while 人間性 addresses the essential qualities that define humanity in general.
品ひん性せい
品性 emphasizes a person's moral integrity or decency, while 人間性 is broader, covering the inherent nature of being human rather than just morality.

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人じん性せい
人性 is a rarer, more formal synonym for human nature, largely replaced by 人間性 in everyday speech.
人にん情じょうN1
人間性 is the abstract, often philosophical notion of human character, while 人情 in this sense refers to the everyday feelings and unwritten social expectations people share.
人じん道どうN1
人間性 refers broadly to human nature or personal character, whereas 人道 stresses moral humanity and compassionate conduct toward others.

Don't confuse with

人にん間げんN3
人間 means a concrete 'human being' or 'person', while 人間性 refers to the abstract quality of being human; learners may confuse the two because they share the same kanji.
人にん間げん的てき
人間性 is a noun meaning 'human nature/personality', while 人間的 is the na-adjective used to describe qualities as being human-like.

Built from

人にん間げん+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 人間 (human being) and 性 (nature, character). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used in modern Japanese to express the concept of human nature.