他人

たにん

unrelated person, stranger

Also:unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood), outsider

What does 他人 mean?

他人 is a Japanese noun meaning unrelated person, stranger in English. It can also be translated as unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood), outsider depending on context. It is written as 他人 in kanji, たにん in hiragana, and tanin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はもっと他人の言うことを聞くべきだ。

She should listen more to other people.