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じん、にん jin

JMdict entry #1369620

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) human
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) kernel
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) biology nucleolus
    see: 核小体

Kanji in this word

humanity, virtue, benevolence

Example sentences

盗人にも仁義。
nusubito ni mo jingi 。
There is honor even among thieves.
泥棒仲間にも仁義がある。
dorobou nakama ni mo jingi ga aru 。
There is honor among thieves.
巧言令色少なし仁。
kougen reishoku sukunashi hitoshi 。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
あいつは口ばかりで、誠意がないね。巧言令色少なし仁とはよくいったもんだ。
aitsu ha kuchi bakari de 、 seii ga nai ne 。 kougen reishoku sukunashi hitoshi to ha yoku ixtsu ta mon da 。
They say fine words are no virtue if they're insincere and that's him in a nutshell. He's all talk but doesn't mean a word of it.

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