When Jin was in school his teacher often read his kanji wrong and called him Hitoshi, because of that many fans seem to believe that his name is in fact Akanishi Hitoshi - this is incorrect.
The name Jin comes from "jingireichishin" which means "the 5 Confucian virtues" and stands for benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity. Jin's name means "benevolence" and his younger brother Reo's name means "courtesy".
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