人 (Kanji for person)

In most fonts, the tippy-top leans to the RIGHT, like this :

That's how you tell 人 apart from　入, which leans to the LEFT.

Mutants

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Onyomi

NIN, JIN

NINjas wear JEANS on casual friday. It is kind of awkward at first, but you'll get used to it.

Mnemonic

Kunyomi

ひと	person ★★★★★

Jukugo

xxx人(じん)	person from xxx ★★★★★ KUN ON SUF SUFFIX meaning 'person from XXX country.' AmerikaJIN, FranceJIN, etc.
人気(にんき)	famous ★★★★☆ 人 (person) + 気 (mood) = 人気 (famous) famous - usually used like this: 人気　が　ある！
人間(にんげん)	human ★★★★☆ FP 人 (person) + 間 (a period of time) = 人間 (human)
人生(じんせい)	life (in general) ★★★☆☆ 人 (person) + 生 (life / birth) = 人生 (life (in general)) Life, as in someone's entire life, or life in general:. "He lived a quiet life." "Life is a bitch." "Life span."
名人(めいじん)	an expert ★★★☆☆ 名 (name, famous) + 人 (person) = 名人 (an expert)
大人(おとな)	adult ★★★☆☆ FP 大 (big) + 人 (person) = 大人 (adult) adult, as opposed to minor, not as opposed to 'with clothes on.'
人口(じんこう)	population ★★☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 口 (mouth) = 人口 (population)
目上の人(めうえ) のひと	higher person ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 目 (eye) + 上 (above) + 人 (person) = 目上の人 (higher person) someone who out-ranks you - at work, school, or in society.
人食い(ひとくい) xxx	a man-eating XXX. ★☆☆☆☆ 人 (person) + 食 (eat) = 人食い (a man-eating XXX.)

Lookalikes

	Meaning	Hint	Radical
入	put/go in	TOP FACES LEFT
人	person	TOP FACES RIGHT

The top of 'put in' faces left and - at least in larger fonts - the top little yoink of 'person' faces right.

That's because most people are RIGHT-wing bastards, and the bullets of the LEFTIST, glorious people's revolution will enter the LEFT side of their heads. !Viva Mao!

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