他人（たにん）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: stranger / others
Example sentences
- 他人のことより、自分のことを考えよう。 — Let's think about ourselves rather than other people.
- 困っている他人にやさしくする。 — Be kind to strangers who are in trouble.
Idioms & proverbs containing “他人”
- 他人の不幸は蜜の味 (たにんのふこうはみつのあじ) — the misfortune of others tastes as sweet as honey
- 兄弟は他人の始まり (きょうだいはたにんのはじまり) — even siblings turn into strangers
- 親の欲目と他人の僻目 (おやのよくめとたにんのひがめ) — parents overvaluing their own children but looking down on others'
- 遠くの親類より近くの他人 (とおくのしんるいよりちかくのたにん) — a neighbour is better than a relative living far
- 遠くの親戚より近くの他人 (とおくのしんせきよりちかくのたにん) — a neighbour is better than a relative living far
- 他人行儀 (たにんぎょうぎ) — standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “他人” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)