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人寄せパンダ (ひとよせパンダ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人ひと寄よせパンダ

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Meanings

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noun

star attraction; crowd puller; draw card

Refers to a person, animal, or thing that attracts a large audience or customers. Often used for a popular figure or exhibit that draws crowds, similar to 客寄せパンダ. The image is of a panda at a zoo that brings in visitors.

See also: 客寄せパンダ

あの新しん人じん歌か手しゅは、今いまやテレビ局きょくの人ひと寄よせパンダだ。
That new singer is now the TV station's star attraction.

このイベントでは、有ゆう名めい俳はい優ゆうが人ひと寄よせパンダとして呼よばれた。

At this event, a famous actor was invited as a crowd puller.

Kanji

人person
寄draw near, stop in, bring near

Similar words

客きゃく寄よせパンダ
Almost synonymous; 客寄せパンダ uses 客 (customer/visitor) instead of 人 (people), but both mean a crowd-drawing attraction. 人寄せパンダ is slightly less common.

Etymology

Compound of 人寄せ (ひとよせ, 'gathering people') and パンダ ('panda'). The term likely originated from the popularity of pandas at zoos, which attract large crowds, and was extended metaphorically to any star attraction.