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人
This hanja means “person.” This character is one of the most frequently used Hanja.
When Koreans study Hanja, they have to memorize both the meaning and the sound simultaneously, so it’s read as “사람 인.”
“사람” is the Korean reading of the meaning, and “인” is the Sino-Korean sound for this character.
Now, let’s look at some words that contain this character, 인 (人).
- 한국인 (韓國人) Korean person
- 외국인 (外國人) foreigner
- 인간 (人間) human being
- 인사 (人事) greetings/salutation
- 인생 (人生) life
- 주인 (主人) owner/master
- 인형 (人形) doll
- 애인 (愛人) lover/sweetheart
- 군인 (軍人) soldier/military person
- 노인 (老人) elderly person
- 미인 (美人) beautiful person/beauty
- 인기 (人氣) popularity
- 범인 (犯人) criminal/culprit
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