仁|じんjin[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbenevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity
   巧言こうげん令色れいしょく少すくなし仁じん。↗

   Fair words butter no parsnips.
2. nounhuman
3. nounkernel
4. noun, biologynucleolus

• Synonym博愛はくあいWrittenWritten/formal. Universal love, as in 「博愛主義」; leans toward love for all humanity, not confined to Confucianism.
• Synonym仁愛じんあいWrittenWritten/formal. Benevolence and tender love; close to 「仁」 but leans toward affectionate compassion for people.
• Synonym仁恵じんけいWrittenWritten/formal. Benevolent mercy and favor; leans toward the grace one bestows on others. Rare in modern usage.
• Synonym仁心じんしんWrittenWritten/formal. A benevolent heart; stresses the inner feeling rather than outward acts. Rare in modern usage.
• Related善ぜんNeutralGoodness and virtue in a broad sense, as in 「善と悪」; 「仁」 is narrower, centering on benevolence and care for others.
• Related人情にんじょうNeutralHuman feeling and sympathy, as in 「人情に厚い」; leans toward everyday warmth of feeling.
• Related徳義とくぎWrittenWritten/formal. Morality and moral duty, as in 「徳義心」; leans toward social good faith and integrity.
• Related人間味にんげんみNeutralHuman warmth, as in 「人間味あふれる」; leans toward the warmth of flesh-and-blood humanity.
• Related人情味にんじょうみNeutralWarmth and kindness of feeling, as in 「人情味のある話」; an ordinary word that stresses emotional warmth.
• Related徳行とっこうWrittenWritten/formal. Virtuous conduct and good deeds in their concrete, outward form; 「仁」 stresses the inner benevolent heart.
• RelatedヒューマニティーNeutralLoanword for humanity and humanitarian spirit; leans toward the Western humanistic concept.
• Related恩愛おんあいWrittenWritten/formal. Kindness and affection; leans toward bonds between parents and children or between spouses.
• Related篤行とっこうWrittenWritten/formal. Sincere, steadfast good deeds; rare today. 「仁」 is the virtue of benevolence itself.
• Related明徳めいとくWrittenWritten/formal. Radiant virtue in classical Confucian usage; also an era name (Meitoku).
• Related情味じょうみNeutralCharm or human warmth; leans toward appeal and flavor. Now uncommon. 「仁」 is the virtue of benevolence itself.
• Related道心どうしんWrittenWritten/formal. Moral conscience, or the heart aspiring to Buddhist practice; carries a Buddhist coloring.
• Related徳とくNeutralVirtue and moral character in general, as in 「徳を積む」; broader in scope than 「仁」.
• RelatedユマニテWrittenWritten/formal. French loanword for the humanistic spirit; academic flavor, rarely used in daily life.
• Antonym悪あくNeutralAntonym. Evil and wickedness; opposes the good of 「仁」 on the axis of good and evil, as in 「悪を憎む」.
• Antonym暴ぼうNeutralAntonym. Violence and tyranny; opposes 「仁」 in the sense of benevolent rule versus oppressive rule.

Use 「仁」 for benevolence and consideration for others — the core Confucian virtue behind 「仁義」 and 「仁徳」; it can also mean a person or a kernel. For virtue or goodness in general, the everyday words are 「徳」 and 「善」; for human warmth, 「人情」, or 「人情味」 for its emotional warmth. Written terms narrow the sense: 「博愛」 is love for all humanity, 「仁恵」 favors bestowed, 「徳行」 virtuous deeds. The opposites are 「暴」 and 「悪」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （ジン）最もっとも基本的きほんてきかつ重要じゅうような徳目とくもく。打算ださんなど無なく、自然しぜんに相手あいてを人ひととして尊重そんちょうすること。
2. 人ひとの意い。御仁ごじん、朴念仁ぼくねんじん。
3. （ジン）梅うめや胡桃くるみの種しゅの固かたい殻からの中なかにある柔やわらかい実じつ。
4. （ジン）核かく小体こていの別名べつめい。