ひと, 人, ヒト
1. person, someone, somebody
2. human beings, mankind, man, people, humans
Usually in kana, usu. ヒト
3. human (Homo sapiens)
4. (other) people, others
5. character, personality, nature
この人は画家だ!
人, じん
Suffix, indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
1. -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)
indicates expertise (in a certain field)
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...
usu. in compound words
3. man, people
この人は画家だ!
人, にん
Counter
counter for people
この人は画家だ!
は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
誰, だれ, だあれ
Pronoun, だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive
who
あそこに立ってる女の人はだれですか。
だれる, ダレる
Conjugated: だれ
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to become dull, to become lifeless, to grow listless, to drag
2. to get bored, to lose interest
3. to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock), to weaken (of the market), to slacken
最近、私、だれてるの。
たれ, 垂れ, 垂, だれ, タレ, ダレ
Usually in kana, oft. ダレ in compounds
1. sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce)
Only たれ
2. hanging, something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.)
Martial arts term
3. (kendo) loin guard
4. kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character
Only タレ, Slang, comedian jargon
5. woman
ダレ, だれ
undercut (of a machined edge)
ですか
Expression, See か・1, Polite, at sentence-end
indicates question
あなたはどこの国の出身ですか。