人間

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 人間, read にんげん, means a human being or humans as beings.
• Basic usage: It is used to discuss humans as beings who cannot live alone or the humanity shown through failure.
  • 人間は一人では生きていけない。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Individuals compared with 人類
  • 人間 can refer to an individual person, while 人類 refers to humankind as a whole or as a species.