noun, takes genitive case の

  1. human work, human agency, art, artificiality.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
人為 じんい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
do, change, make
ため イ な.る (7th, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ