人間 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- human adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
- man noun An adult male human being.
- mankind noun The human race as a whole.
- mortal adjective Certain to die eventually; not immortal.
- person noun A human being, or any individual regarded as an entity with rights and identity.
- were verb Past tense of "be," used with "you," "we," "they," or plural subjects.
Senses
人間 is used for these senses in English:
- Man The genus Homo.
- human (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- human (fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
- human being A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
- man A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- mortal A human; someone susceptible to death.
- person (in a compound noun or noun phrase) A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
- were- Prefixed to animal names to indicate a human that shapeshifts into that animal.
human — full definition
- adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
- noun A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person.
man — full definition
- noun An adult male human being.
- noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
- noun A husband or male romantic partner.
- verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
- intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.