人種

• 読み: じんしゅ
• ローマ字: jinshu
• 漢字の分解: 人 (jin) — person, human; 種 (shu) — type, species, seed
• 発音: /dʑiɴ.ɕɯ/

意味

Race; ethnic group. A classification of humans based on physical characteristics.

A noun used to describe racial or ethnic categories of people. Commonly appears in contexts discussing diversity, discrimination, and social issues, such as 人種差別 (racial discrimination). While a standard academic and news term, conversations about race in Japanese society carry different cultural nuances than in Western contexts.

例文

1. 人種差別はあってはならない。
2. この街にはさまざまな人種の人が住んでいる。
3. 人種に関係なく、みんな平等だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social issues, news, academia

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Composed of 人 (person, human) and 種 (seed, type, species). Together they mean 'type of human,' reflecting categorical classification of people.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal