人
nin
人 counts heads, nothing else
The picture Tapping heads in a line as you count them. Not who they are — how many places get filled.
Where the picture shows up in 人
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heads at the ticket window
大人二人、子ども一人です。
otona futari, kodomo hitori desu
Two adults and one child.
One is ひとり and two is ふたり — irregular. Four is よにん, never しにん.
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heads at the table
予約は四人でお願いします。
yoyaku wa yonin de onegai shimasu
A booking for four, please.
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a head on its own
今日は一人で来ました。
kyō wa hitori de kimashita
I came by myself today.
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the heads you're missing
スタッフがあと三人足りません。
sutaffu ga ato sannin tarimasen
We're still three staff short.
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asking how many heads
全部で何人ですか。
zenbu de nannin desu ka
How many of you altogether?