仁 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ジンじん · jin
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- humanity; benevolence; virtue
Stroke order
Origin
亻 "person" plus 二 "two"; the feeling between one person and another — hence "benevolence."
Readings and examples
| Onジンじんjin | 仁義じんぎ仁術じんじゅつ |
|---|---|
| Onニにni | 仁王におう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 仁愛じんあい
benevolence; charity
- 仁術じんじゅつ
the healing art as benevolence
- 杏仁あんにん
- 吮疽の仁せんそのじん
- 薏苡仁よくいにん
Example
医は仁の道といわれる。
Medicine is said to be a path of benevolence.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)