人情

にんじょう

human feelings

Also:human nature

What does 人情 mean?

人情 is a Japanese noun meaning human feelings in English. It can also be translated as human nature depending on context. It is written as 人情 in kanji, にんじょう in hiragana, and ninjou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

隣近所に対して見栄を張るのは人情ですよ。

It's only natural to keep up with the Joneses.