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個人

こじん

N4individual · personal

Examples

個人の意見として率直に述べた。

この机は個人で使うには十分な広さだ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 個人, read こじん, means one individual or what belongs to a person rather than to an organization.
  • Basic usage: It marks a personal opinion instead of an official position and can describe something adequate for one person's use.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • One person rather than an organization
    • It marks an individual's view rather than an organization's official position or describes something suitable for one person's use. Its grammatical role varies with context.

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