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人物 (じんぶつ, jinbutsu) Japanese meaning: person | Kotomora
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の
重じゅう
要よう
な
人じん
物ぶつ
です
。
He is an important figure in history.
The protagonist of this novel is a fascinating character.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 という 人じん 物ぶつ a person known as/called ...
The person known as Mr. Tanaka is truly trustworthy.
人じん 物ぶつ を 見み 込こ む to have confidence in someone's ability/character
The president trusted his ability and entrusted him with an important job.
人じん 物ぶつ を 評ひょう 価か する to judge/evaluate someone's character
In interviews, evaluating a person's character is given great importance.
人じん 物ぶつ を 描か く to depict/portray a character (in art or fiction)
This novelist is skilled at depicting complex characters.
Related words· 7 人 is the plain, everyday word for 'person,' while 人物 highlights an individual's character, role, or depiction.
人柄 focuses narrowly on someone's personal disposition or demeanor, while 人物 can cover the whole person, including status and ability.
人材 specifically means a talented person valuable to an organization, while 人物 more broadly can mean 'a person' or 'someone of note.'
性格 refers specifically to personality traits, whereas 人物 can describe the whole person, including their abilities and social role.
Show 3 more キャラクター is a casual loanword mainly for fictional characters, while 人物 is the standard, more formal term used for both real and fictional people.
人物 is the plain, general word for a person or character, while 一人物 has a literary feel and often implies a person of note.
人物 broadly means 'person' or 'figure' (real or fictional), while 登場人物 narrows this to a character who actually appears in a specific story or drama.
Word family· 26 person of importance; person to be reckoned with; somebody · one person; one figure; one character
portrait; statue; character depiction
portrait painting; figure painting
Etymology Compound of 人 (jin, 'person') and 物 (butsu, 'thing'), literally 'person-thing'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to refer to a person with emphasis on their qualities or role.
personal criticism; character sketch
great person; great figure; person of great character
Show 6 more good-natured person; nice person
small-minded person; person of little character
mysterious person; suspicious character
suspicious person; suspicious character
central figure; leader; key person
key people; main characters; leading figures
