個人|こじんkojin[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounindividual; private person; personal; private
- nounnatural person
- Related人間にんげんNeutralRefers to people or humankind itself, as in 「人間関係」; it looks at a person simply as a human and is not used in contrast with a group.
- Antonym集団しゅうだんNeutralThe direct opposite of 「個人」: a group or collective of people, as in 「集団行動」.
Use 「個人」 by default for the individual as opposed to a group. 「人間」 means people or humankind in general (human nature is 「人間性」), and 「集団」 is the group or collective side of the contrast.
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