仁

benevolence; humanity; virtue; charity; man; kernel

4 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1332.

Readings

• ニン (on reading): 弘仁 (こうにん) Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5); 応仁の乱 (おうにんのらん) Ōnin War (1467-1477)
• ジン (on reading): 仁義 (じんぎ) humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); 寛仁 (かんじん) magnanimous
• ニ (on reading): 仁王 (におう) two Deva kings; 仁王門 (におうもん) Deva gate

Components

• 亻
• 二
• 二 radical two
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人

Words using 仁

• 弘仁 (こうにん) Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
• 応仁の乱 (おうにんのらん) Ōnin War (1467-1477)
• 応仁 (おうにん) Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
• 杏仁豆腐 (あんにんどうふ) (Chinese-style) almond jelly
• 建仁 (けんにん) Kennin era (1201.2.13-1204.2.20)
• 仁義 (じんぎ) humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism)
• 寛仁 (かんじん) magnanimous
• 仁丹 (じんたん) Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties)
• 仁愛 (じんあい) benevolence
• 同仁 (どうじん) universal benevolence
• 仁王 (におう) two Deva kings
• 仁王門 (におうもん) Deva gate
• 仁王立ち (におうだち) imposing stance
• 亜麻仁油 (あまにゆ) linseed oil
• 亜麻仁 (あまに) flaxseed
• 仁川 (インチョン) Incheon (South Korea)
• 仁寿殿 (じじゅうでん) central pavilion (of Heian Palace)

72 words in all.

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