Used in negative, conditional, or rhetorical contexts to mean 'no matter who' or 'any person at all'. Often appears in formal or emphatic statements.
No one, whoever they may be, is allowed to enter this room.
This problem probably cannot be solved by anyone.
No one can deny this truth.
This right cannot be violated by anyone.
何人 read なにびと means 'anyone/any person' in formal writing, while the same kanji read なんにん simply asks or states 'how many people'.
anyone; everyone; whoever · nobody; no one
Standard kanji spelling; high news frequency. Can also be read なんぴと.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling that clarifies the reading なにびと.
Formed from 何, “what” or “which,” and 人, “person,” with the native reading なにびと. It functions as an indefinite or universal expression meaning “any person” or “whoever.”