Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
人眼

Compound of (hito, person) +‎ (me, eye).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひと)() (hitome

  1. an attention, observation, public notice
  2. people coming and going
    • 905914, Kokin Wakashū (book 6, poem 315, also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 28)
      (やま)(ざと)(ふゆ)ぞさびしさまさりける(ひと)()(くさ)()れぬと(おも)へば
      yamazato wa fuyu zo sabishisa masarikeru hitome mo kusa mo karenu to omoeba
      (please add an English translation of this example)
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Proper noun

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(ひと)() (Hitome

  1. a surname

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
もく
Grade: 1
kan'on goon

From (jin, person) +‎ (moku, eye).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じん)(もく) (jinmoku

  1. an attention, observation, public notice

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN