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人称 — meaning in English

ninshō

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English meaning

  • person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.

Senses

人称 is used for these senses in English:

  • grammatical person (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and other people; implemented in most languages by a variety of pronouns, and in inflected languages by variation in word endings.
  • person (grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]

person — full definition

  1. noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
  2. noun In grammar, a category that shows whether a pronoun or verb refers to the speaker, the listener, or someone else.
  3. noun In law, any individual or organization recognized as having legal rights, such as a company.

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