Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

好人物 (こうじんぶつ, koujinbutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

好こう人じん物ぶつ

こ

う

じ

ん

ぶ

つ

Meanings

1

good-natured person; nice person

Describes a person of fundamentally good character, often implying a gentle, agreeable, and trustworthy nature. Slightly literary or formal in tone.

彼かれは誰だれからも好すかれる好こう人じん物

ぶつ

だ

。

He is a good-natured person whom everyone likes.

あの好こう人じん物ぶつぶりには感かん心しんする。

I admire his good-natured manner.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
人person
物thing, object, matter

Related words

いい人ひと
More casual and common in everyday speech. 好人物 is more literary and emphasizes innate character rather than just being nice.
善ぜん人にん
Means 'good person' in a moral or virtuous sense, often with a slightly old-fashioned or religious nuance. 好人物 focuses on agreeable personality rather than moral goodness.

Built from

好こう+人じん物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 好 (good, favorable) and 人物 (person, character). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in literary Japanese to describe a person of pleasant character.