2834
WWWJDIC lists いちにん and ににん as alternative readings of 一人 {ひとり} and 二人 {ふたり},
but I can't recall anywhere I heard those readings except when counting more
than 10 people for example 三十一人 {さんじゅういちにん}. Is that the only situation where
一人 and 二人 are read as いちにん and ににん, or are there any other situations?
CC BY-SA 3.0
2011-08-25T02:52:03.100
2833
2011-08-25T03:05:41.547
112
question
numbers readings counters
When to read 一人 and 二人 as いちにん and ににん?
Other than your example `三十一人`, I can think of `一人前`, `二人前`, `二人三脚`, `二人羽織`.
But by itself, I don't think they are read as 'いちにん' or 'ににん'.
CC BY-SA 3.0
2011-08-25T03:02:33.940
2834
2011-08-25T03:02:33.940
2833
answer
The only thing I can think of is `一人称【いちにんしょう】` and `二人称【ににんしょう】` meaning
"first person" and "second person" respectively. This means "person" as in
"point-of-view" or parts of speech ("third person" is `三人称【さんにんしょう】`).
CC BY-SA 3.0
2011-08-25T03:05:41.547
2835
2011-08-25T03:05:41.547
78
2833
answer