仁 — “benevolence / humanity” in Japanese

Grade 6じん, に

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“benevolence / humanity” in Japanese is 仁, read jin, ni (じん, に). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 仁義 (humanity and justice).

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What does 仁 mean?

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Kanji	仁
Meaning	benevolence / humanity
Readings	じん, に
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	仁義 (humanity and justice)

How to read 仁

仁 is read jin (じん) or ni (に) depending on the word.

Words with 仁

仁義

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Updated: 2026-08-28