Is it 日本人 or にほんじん?


I've been studying Japanese on my own for only three days. Why does the word
"Japanese" sometimes appear like this **日本人** and also like this **にほんじん**?




Both are correct. 日本人 is the word for 'Japanese (person)' written in
**kanji**. にほんじん is exactly the same word but written in **hiragana**. Adults
normally use the kanji version (日本人), but にほんじん appears in beginners'
textbooks because it's easier to learn at first.

Japanese is a language where three types of scripts are used in one sentence.
For an introduction, please read the following articles:

  * [Wikipedia - Japanese writing system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system)
  * <https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/category/grammar-guide/the-writing-system/>

