〜人(にん) にん counter counter for people number 1. counter for people A counter used to count people. Note: 1 person and 2 people use different readings (ひとり, ふたり), but 3 and above use 〜人 (〜にん). 三人(さんにん)で行(い)きます。🔊 Three people will go. 何人(なんにん)いますか。🔊 How many people are there? 五人(ごにん)家族(かぞく)です。🔊 We're a family of five. 四人(よにん)で部屋(へや)を使(つか)っています。🔊 Four people are using the room. クラスに三十人(さんじゅうにん)の学生(がくせい)がいますが、今日(きょう)は五人(ごにん)休(やす)んでいます。🔊 There are thirty students in the class, but five are absent today. 〜人(にん) is the counter for counting people.Counting patterns一人(ひとり): 1 person (irregular)二人(ふたり): 2 people (irregular)三人(さんにん): 3 people四人(よにん): 4 people五人(ごにん): 5 people六人(ろくにん): 6 people七人(しちにん)/七人(ななにん): 7 people八人(はちにん): 8 people九人(くにん)/九人(きゅうにん): 9 people十人(じゅうにん): 10 peopleWatch out1 and 2 have irregular readings (一人(ひとり), 二人(ふたり)), not いちにん or ににん.Common patterns何人(なんにん): how many people?〜人(にん)で: with ~ people〜人(にん)家族(かぞく): a family of ~ Related Articles Japanese Counters and Classifiers basic Added 2026.1.7 21:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:05 00500/00658_nin