何人(なんにん)

なんにん
expression
how many people
1. how many people
interrogative asking about the number of people
何人(なんにん)家族(かぞく)ですか？
How many people are in your family?
今日(きょう)のパーティーには何人(なんにん)来(く)る予定(よてい)ですか？
How many people are expected to come to today's party?
このクラスには何人(なんにん)の留学生(りゅうがくせい)がいますか？
How many international students are in this class?

PRONUNCIATION NOTE:
Read as なんにん, not なにじん. The reading なにじん refers to nationality (e.g., 何人(なにじん)ですか = What nationality are you?).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 何人(なんにん)で (with how many people)
  • 何人(なんにん)いる (how many people are there)
  • 何人(なんにん)分(ぶん) (for how many people)

RELATED COUNTERS:

  • 一人(ひとり) (one person)
  • 二人(ふたり) (two people)
  • 三人(さんにん) (three people)
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Added 2026.1.26 22:58
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