ＶＩＰ

also: ビップ · ヴィップ · ブイアイピー

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Meanings

noun

VIP; very important person

Standard loanword for a person of high status or importance, used in business, events, and media.

彼かれはＶＩＰとしてパーティーに招しょう待たいされた。
He was invited to the party as a VIP.
ＶＩＰルームは関かん係けい者しゃ以い外がい立たち入いり禁きん止しです。
The VIP room is off-limits to unauthorized personnel.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉をＶＩＰとして扱うをぶい・あい・ぴーとしてあつかうto treat someone as a VIP
空くう港こうでは彼かれをＶＩＰとして扱あつかった。
At the airport, they treated him as a VIP.
ＶＩＰルームa VIP room or lounge for important guests
会かい場じょうにはＶＩＰルームが用よう意いされていた。
A VIP room was prepared at the venue.
ＶＩＰ待遇ぶい・あい・ぴーたいぐうVIP treatment (special service or privileges)
彼かの女じょはホテルでＶＩＰ待たい遇ぐうを受うけた。
She received VIP treatment at the hotel.

Related words

要よう人じん
要人 is a more formal Japanese term for an important person, often used in news reports, while ＶＩＰ is the casual loanword used in everyday and business contexts.
大おお物もの
大物 emphasizes someone's influence or fame informally, whereas ＶＩＰ specifically marks a person receiving special treatment or status.

Counted with

名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).
人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).

Written forms

ＶＩＰ
- ブイ・アイ・ピー
  Standard full-width Latin alphabet spelling, commonly used in Japanese.
- ビップ
- ヴィップ
ビップ
Katakana spelling reflecting a clipped pronunciation; used in casual contexts.
ヴィップ
Katakana spelling with ヴ for the V sound; less common than ビップ.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'VIP', an acronym for 'very important person'. The reading ブイ・アイ・ピー reflects the English letter names, while ビップ and ヴィップ are Japanese approximations of the acronym as a word.