Vocab Info

N4 Noun

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

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        another person, other people, others

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      2. 2.

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

        Only applies to たにん

      3. 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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      • た

      • に

      • ん

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    Examples

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    • よく知(し)りもしない他人(たにん)の悪口(わるぐち)を言(い)うなんて、なんて性格(せいかく)が悪(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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