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当人 (とうにん): the one concerned, the said person — Japanese vocabulary

当人 is read とうにん and means "the one concerned, the said person". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

当人

Reading
とうにん · tounin
Translation
the one concerned, the said person
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
とうにんが

Example

当人のいないところで悪口を言うべきでない。

とうにんのいないところでわるぐちをゆうべきでない。

You shouldn't speak ill of a man behind his back.

Kanji in this word

  • 当 — hit, right
  • 人 — person

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