also: よいひと
good person; good-natured person
Refers to someone of kind, gentle, or agreeable character. Often used in everyday conversation to describe a person's nature.
He's a really good person, isn't he.
Euphemistic way to refer to one's romantic partner without specifying gender or relationship status. Common in casual conversation.
The staff at that shop were all nice people.
Yesterday I saw someone who looked like her boyfriend at the station.
I'll introduce you to my boyfriend/girlfriend next time.
Most common spelling in modern Japanese.
Slightly more formal or written variant; よい is the standard form of いい in many grammatical contexts.
Explicitly marks the 'good/virtuous' meaning, but rarely used in practice.
Kanji 好 emphasizes 'likeable' nuance; very uncommon.
Phrase composed of いい (good) + 人 (person). The reading いい is a colloquial contraction of よい, which has been used since the Edo period.