人々・人びと・人人|ひとびとhitobito[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounpeople; men and women
   以前いぜんは、人々ひとびとは歩あるいて旅たびをしたものだった。↗

   People used to travel on foot.
2. nouneach person; everybody
   人々ひとびとはみな彼かれの英雄えいゆう的てき行為こういをたたえた。↗

   Everybody praised his heroism.

• Synonym人たちひとたちNeutralColloquial term for a group of people, as in 「村の人たち」; 「人々」 is more written and refers to people in general.
• SynonymピープルNeutralLoanword for people, used mostly in ad and promotional copy; 「人々」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym衆人しゅうじんWrittenWritten word for a crowd of people, seen mostly in 「衆人環視」; 「人々」 is more everyday.
• Related衆しゅうWrittenMostly a suffix meaning a bunch of people, as in 「若い衆」; 「人々」 is broader.
• Related人民じんみんNeutralPolitical term for the people of a nation; 「人々」 is neutral and refers to people in general.
• Related大衆たいしゅうNeutralThe masses or general public, as opposed to elites, as in 「大衆文化」; 「人々」 is more neutral.
• Related民衆みんしゅうNeutralThe populace or masses, with political and social-movement overtones; 「人々」 is more neutral.
• Related諸人もろびとWrittenArchaic word for the many, all sorts of people, found chiefly in poetry; in modern usage say 「人々」.
• Related衆庶しゅうしょWrittenWritten/formal prose for the common people, as in 「衆庶の声」; 「人々」 is more everyday and neutral.
• Related一般大衆いっぱんたいしゅうNeutralOrdinary people, the public at large; 「人々」 is more neutral and general.
• AntonymひとりNeutralThe opposite of 「人々」 in number: a single person, alone.

For people in general, 「人々」 is the default; 「人たち」 suits a group in speech. For the general public use 「大衆」 or 「一般大衆」; for the people in a political sense, 「人民」 or 「民衆」. 「ピープル」 turns up in copy, while 「衆」「衆庶」「衆人」 are written and 「諸人」 archaic. The opposite is 「一人」.

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1. 人ひとの複数ふくすう。人ひとの集団しゅうだん、または集団しゅうだんをなす人ひと。