Vocab Info

N4 Noun

他人(たにん)another person, other people, others, unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood), outsider, stranger

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      another person, other people, others

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    2. Noun

      2.

      unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)

      Only applies to たにん
    3. Noun

      3.

      outsider, stranger

      Only applies to たにん

    All Forms

    他人 【たにん】他人 【ひと】他人 【あだびと】

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    Examples

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      (はは)(むすめ)に:「他人(たにん)にも(やさ)しくしなさい。」

      Mother to her daughter: 'Be kind to strangers.'

      • N4

      (かれ)らはもう他人(たにん)でなく、親密(しんみつ)関係(かんけい)にあるらしい。

      They are no longer strangers, they are in an intimate relationship, apparently.

      • N4

      なぜクラスメイトのタケシはそこまで他人(たにん)(やさ)しいのかしら…。

      I wonder why my classmate Takeshi is so kind to others...

      • N4

      「ねえねえ、そんな他人(たにん)みたいに(わたし)(せっ)しないでくれるかな?」

      'Hey, hey, can you not treat me like such a stranger?'

      • N3

      よく()りもしない他人(たにん)悪口(わるぐち)()うなんて、なんて性格(せいかく)(わる)いのだろう…。

      What a bad character to speak ill of others you don't even know well...

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