人類

じんるい

mankind, humanity

What does 人類 mean?

人類 is a Japanese noun meaning mankind, humanity in English. It is written as 人類 in kanji, じんるい in hiragana, and jinrui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

人類だけが火の使い方を知っている。

Only man knows how to use fire.