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humanity, mankind, human race
All human beings collectively. Used to discuss humans as a species or civilization as a whole.
人類の歴史は長いです。
Human history is long.
環境問題は人類全体の課題です。
Environmental issues are challenges for all of humanity.
人類は月に行きました。
Humanity went to the moon.
人類 refers to humanity as a whole.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 人類の歴史 (human history)
- 人類の未来 (humanity's future)
- 人類全体 (all of humanity)
- 人類にとって (for humanity)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 人間: human being (individual or collective)
- 人類: humanity (species/collective)
- 人々: people (general group)