人々

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 人々 is read as ひとびと and is a collective plural noun referring to a group of people.
• Basic usage: Referring to people gathered in a square appears in 集まった人々, while referring collectively to people in the past appears in 昔の人々.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 人
  • 人々 collectively denotes multiple people rather than one person.