何人

Question word representing ‘how many people’ or ‘what nationality’ depending on reading.

Readings

1 Question Word

How many people?

Functions as an interrogative counter to determine the number of individuals in a group.

Example

家族は何人いますか。

How many people are in your family?

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2 Question Word

What nationality?

Serves as an interrogative noun to ask about a person’s nationality or country of origin.

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何人

なんにん, なにじん

Question word representing 'how many people' or 'what nationality' depending on reading.

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