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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いっ個こ人じん

ikkojin

an individual

Also read いちこじん. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 特とくに公開図書館こうかいとしょかんを一個人いっこじんの力ちからで数多かずおおく開設かいせつしたことでは世界せかいでも他たに例れいがないといわれる。

    Of special note is the fact that no other example exists in the world, a person like Ryoo built such large number of libraries for the public with only his own powerful efforts.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 平氏政権たいらしせいけんは清盛きよもりという一個人いっこじんに大おおきく依存いぞんしており、清盛きよもりの死しから数年すうねんのうちに瓦解がかいに至いたった。

    The Taira clan government relied heavily upon Kiyomori himself, and disintegrated within several years of his death.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 観光かんこうガイド社しゃの従業員じゅうぎょういんとしてではなく、文字もじどおり一個人いちこじんとして自発的じはつてきにその組織そしきに参加さんかし、ガイドを行おこなう。

    They voluntarily join the organization as private individuals, rather than as employees of a tour guide company, and serve as guides.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 一個人

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 個individual; counter for articlesOnコ・カ
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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