Word Meaning 他人

たにん tanin

他人 is read as たにん (tanin) and means unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood).

Meaning

English

  1. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
  2. outsider
  3. stranger
  4. another person
  5. other people
  6. others

Reading

Kana

たにん

Romaji

tanin

Writing Variants

  • 他人 あだびと adabito
  • 他人 ひと hito

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 自分,身内 Rank 53 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

他国人

たこくじん

foreigner

他人様

ひとさま

other people

他人資本

たにんしほん

borrowed capital

他人任せ

たにんまかせ

leaving (it) to others

他人の空似

たにんのそらに

accidental resemblance

赤の他人

あかのたにん

complete stranger

遠くの親類より近くの他人

とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

他人行儀

たにんぎょうぎ

standing on formality

他人扱い

たにんあつかい

treating like a stranger

他人迷惑

たにんめいわく

nuisance (annoyance, inconvenience) to people around one

Example Sentences

10

Others are hell.

Hell is other people.

Blood is thicker than water.

I is an other.

He is a total stranger to me.

She is a total stranger to me.

Why are you acting like you don't know me?

My past self is another person.

Don't worry about others.

Don't look down on others.