individual; private person; personal; private
Refers to a single human being as opposed to a group, or to matters belonging to a specific person. Often used in compounds like 個人情報 (personal information) or 個人差 (individual differences).
Please respect individual opinions.
この書類には個人情報が含まれています。
This document contains personal information.
Legal term contrasting with 法人 (juridical person/corporation). Used in contexts like contracts, rights, and obligations.
See also: 法人
法律上、個人と法人は区別される。
Legally, natural persons and juridical persons are distinguished.
He runs a small company on his own, as an individual.
I'd like to state my opinion as an individual, not as a company representative.
個人 means an individual person, contrasting with グループ, which refers to a collection of people acting together.
個人 refers to a single individual, directly opposing 集団, which refers to a group acting or existing as a collective unit.
個人 refers to a single individual, the direct opposite of 団, which refers to an organized collective body.
社会 refers to the collective public sphere, while 個人 refers to the single private individual, and the two are often contrasted.
個人 means an individual person, the direct opposite of 公衆, which refers to people collectively as a group.
個人 refers to a single person as an individual entity, while 個々 refers to each one of a set of items or people considered separately.
故人 (the deceased) and 個人 (an individual) are homophones with completely different meanings, distinguished only by kanji.
法人 designates a legally recognized organization such as a corporation, whereas 個人 refers to a single private individual, and the two are often contrasted in tax or contract contexts.
personal name
private home; private residence