Related words 人々 is the standard, neutral Japanese word for “people,” while ピープル is a katakana loanword mostly used in stylized or English-flavored contexts.
人 is the basic, all-purpose word for “person/people” used in everyday speech, whereas ピープル is a rarer, foreign-sounding stylistic choice.
民衆 refers to “the masses” with a social or political nuance, while ピープル is simply an English-style katakana rendering of “people” without that connotation.
Word family· 9 air people; refugees fleeing by air
ordinary people; the general public
people power
foot people; refugees fleeing on foot
boat people; boat refugees; refugees fleeing by boat
Show 4 more Show fewer Etymology Only the katakana form is given; no explicit language-of-origin data is specified; treat it as a katakana word meaning “people,” with no precise etymology asserted here.
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