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人間業 (ningenwaza) Japanese meaning: humanly possible | Kotomora

人にん間げん業わざ

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Meanings

1

humanly possible; work of man; human feat

Almost always used with a negative verb to say something is beyond human ability or not humanly possible.

これは人にん間げん業わざじゃない。
This is not humanly possible.

彼かれの演えん技ぎは人にん間げん業わざとは思おもえない。

His performance doesn't seem like something a human could do.

Kanji

人person
間interval, space
業business, vocation, arts
技skill, art, craft

Related words

神かみ業わざ
神業 means 'divine work' or 'godlike feat', often used positively for an amazing human achievement, while 人間業 is used negatively to say something is beyond human ability.

Built from

人にん間げん+業わざ

Written forms

人にん間げん業わざ
Standard kanji spelling.
人にん間げん技わざ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 技 is not standard for this word.

Etymology

Compound of 人間 (human) and 業 (work, deed).