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人工

Artificial


Meaning

Artificial, Man Made, Human Made

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A person of industry makes a lot of things by hand, so everything they make is artificial, and also means it's man made.


Reading

じんこう

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since 人 has two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you remember which one to use: Remember this by thinking about how jeans (じん) are artificial. You've never seen jeans growing on trees, right? Nope, jeans are 100% man made.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 人工の山

    artificial mountain

    人工のダム

    man-made dam

    人工の川

    man-made river

Context Sentences

これ、ほんとうに人工コアラ?

Is this really an artificial koala?

この川は、人工の川です。

This river is man-made.

このクオリティ、人工のバラだとはおもえない!

With this quality it's unbelievable that these are artificial roses!


Kanji Composition