► 名詞
他人 [たにん] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ 他人がどう思うと関係無い ⇨ I don’t care what others think (☛ People who are not close to you)
人 [(2)ひと] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ 人とはそういうものだ ⇨ That’s how people are (☛ Always singular when used as “people in general”)
☆ 人の言う事を気にしていたらキリがない ⇨ There is no end if you start worrying about what other people say (☛ Always singular when used as “people in general”)
☆ 今日は街に人が多かった ⇨ There were so many people out there in the town today (☛ Always singular when used as “people in general”)
☆ 沢山の人(達)が抗議に集まった ⇨ Many people gathered for the protest (☛ Use of plural is optional in Japanese)
大勢 [(3)おおぜい] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 花見に大勢の人達が訪れた ⇨ Many people visited to see the cherry blossom (☛ A lot of people)
方々 [(2)かたがた] [polite] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 御来場の方々に御連絡申し上げます ⇨ There is an announcement for you visiters (☛ The plural of 方)
関係者 [かんけいしゃ] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 医療関係者 ⇨ The medical industry people (☛ Literally “people involved”)
☆ 関係者以外立入禁止 ⇨ Stuff, authorized personnel only (☛ Literally “people involved”)
周囲 [(1)しゅうい] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 彼は周囲の事を全く考えない ⇨ He doesn’t care at all about people around him (☛ People around you. Not interchangeable with 周辺 in this sense)
庶民 [(1)しょみん] [liter] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 江戸時代の庶民の生活 ⇨ The daily life of the regular people of Edo era (☛ Ordinary people with limited political power)
大衆 [たいしゅう] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 大衆文化 ⇨ Popular culture (☛ Ordinary people with limited political power)
☆ 政府は大衆の意見を無視している ⇨ The government is ignoring the opinion of the mass (☛ Ordinary people with limited political power)
人々 [(2)ひとびと] [liter] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 正しい考えが人々に受け入れられるとは限らない ⇨ There is no guarantee that a correct idea would be accepted by people
民衆 [みんしゅう] [liter] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 政治家は民衆の意向を無視している ⇨ The politicians are ignoring the opinions of the mass (☛ Ordinary people with limited political power)
民族 [(1)みんぞく] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 政府は少数民族を弾圧している ⇨ The government is oppressing the small ethnic groups (☛ Ethnic groups)
☆ 民族衣装を着た女性 ⇨ A woman clad in ethnic, traditional, clothing (☛ Ethnic groups)
奴等 [(2)やつら] [coll] [contempt] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ 公衆便所を汚して平気な奴等 ⇨ Those who mess up public restrooms and think nothing about it
連中 [れんちゅう] [coll] [contempt] meaning: people rank: 2
☆ ああいう連中は無視したほうがいい ⇨ You’d better ignore those kind of people (☛ A group of people with specific characteristics)
顔触れ [かおぶれ] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 久し振りにあの店に行ったら顔触れが全然違った ⇨ I went to that store for the first time in a while, and the people, clerks, are totally different
☆ 豪華な顔触れの映画 ⇨ A star-studded movie. A movie with a lot of big names
原住民 [(3)げんじゅうみん] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ オーストラリア原住民 ⇨ Australian aborigines (☛ Native people)
座 [ざ] [liter] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 彼の発言は座を白けさせた ⇨ His remark threw a wet blanket to the attendance (☛ The people gathered for an occasion in a room)
乗員 [じょういん] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 乗員は全員無事救出された ⇨ All the crews were rescued safely (☛ Crews who operate the transportation machinery)
人員 [じんいん] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 会社は人員削減を実施した ⇨ The company implemented a reduction of personnel (☛ People within an organization)
対人 [たいじん] [tech] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 対人関係はとにかく疲れる ⇨ It’s really tiring to deal with other people
☆ 対人恐怖症 ⇨ People phobia. Social anxiety disorder (☛ Interactions with other humans)
乗組員 [(4)のりくみいん] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 飛行機事故で乗組員と乗客全員が死亡した ⇨ All the crews and passengers died in the plane crash (☛ Crews for ships or planes)
人気 [ひとけ] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 建物の中には人気が無かった ⇨ There was no sign of people in the building (☛ Presence of people)
人手 [ひとで] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 彼の会社は人手が足りなくて困っている ⇨ His company is struggling with not enough manpower (☛ Manpower. Literally means “human hands”)
人海戦術 [(5)じんかいせんじゅつ] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ 彼等は工事の遅れを取り戻すために人海戦術を使った ⇨ They resorted to “sea of human tactic”, poured an overwhelming number of workers, in order to reduce the construction delay
人民 [じんみん] [liter] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ 中華人民共和国 ⇨ The people’s republic of China (☛ Citizens, especially under communism)
人様 [(2)ひとさま] [coll] [respect] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ 人様に迷惑を掛けるんじゃない ⇨ Do not cause trouble for other people (☛ The respect for people in general around you)
平民 [へいみん] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ (☛ Commoners with no privileges as opposed to aristocrats)
向き [(1)むき] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ その計画は失敗すると考える向きもある ⇨ There are those who think the project will fail
面々 [めんめん] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ いつもの面々が揃った ⇨ All the regular faces got together (☛ Literally “faces”. Typically people you are familiar with)
者共 [(2)ものども] [arch] [junior] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ 者共、よく聞け！ ⇨ Listen up, all of you (☛ Only used in theatrical ways)
群像 [ぐんぞう] [liter] meaning: people rank: 5
☆ 青春群像劇 ⇨ A drama about lives of various young people (☛ Dramas that depict many characters evenly, instead of focusing on one protagonist)
► 形容動詞
庶民的 [しょみんてき] [liter] meaning: people rank: 3
☆ 彼女は庶民的な魅力で人気がある ⇨ She is popular for her ordinary people appeal (☛ Ordinary people with limited political power)
► 接尾辞
方 [(1)がた] [polite] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ お客様方には御迷惑をおかけして申し訳ございません ⇨ We apologize for causing inconvenience for you dear customers
☆ 私達の成功は皆様方の御支援のお陰です ⇨ Our success owes to the support from all of you
人 [にん] meaning: people rank: 1
☆ このスタジアムは五万人を収容する ⇨ This stadium can house 50,000 people
☆ この車は四人（よにん）乗りだ ⇨ This car is for four people (☛ The counting word for three people and more. See ひとり for one person, ふたり for two people)
☆ 友達三人でラーメン屋に行った ⇨ Three of us friends went to a ramen restaurant (☛ The counting word for three people and more. See ひとり for one person, ふたり for two people)
所 [どころ] meaning: people rank: 4
☆ 綺麗所が勢ぞろいした ⇨ All the beautiful women are here (☛ A group of people with specific characteristics)