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仁 means 'humanity'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 1100   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 38 words   Used in 70 words   Used in 1977 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   ジン   ニン   ニ
Name
   ひと
Name    きみ   く   さと   しのぶ   じ   と   のり   ひとし   ひろ   まさ   まさし   やす   よし
⿰   () man   two  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 仁 is used 3 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 仁 is used 66 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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ジン : 31 words FIND ALL
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noun
1. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
2. duty
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ニン : 23 words FIND ALL
1
Most common form: じん
noun
1. benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity  (this meaning is restricted to reading じん)
2. human  (this meaning is restricted to reading じん)
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ニ : 9 words FIND ALL
2
noun
the two guardian Deva kings
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じ: 3 words. FIND ALL
noun
central pavilion (of Heian Palace)  (see also: 十七殿)
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An additional ひと less common words include 仁 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 917 (originally: 906)  Joy o' Kanji : 906  Key to Kanji: 578 

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ジン   ニン   ニ    humanity   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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