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How to say 'Person' or 'Character' in Japanese | 人物

Wondering how to say 'Person' or 'Character' in Japanese? You're in the right place!

The Japanese word for Person or Character is 'Jinbutsu', written as 人物 in Japanese.'Person' or 'Character' in hiragana is じんぶつ.

    word

    人物

    Meaning

    Person, Character

    Reading

    じんぶつ

    jinbutsu

    Kanji

    人Person 物Thing

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '人物 (じんぶつ)' can mean 'person' or 'character'. When referring to a 'person', it often emphasizes the individual's qualities, personality, or role, such as in '彼は重要な人物だ (かれはじゅうようなじんぶつだ)' (He is an important person). When used to mean 'character', it typically refers to a person in a story, novel, or historical context, such as 'この小説の人物は複雑だ (このしょうせつのじんぶつはふくざつだ)' (The characters in this novel are complex). The word is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    797

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 人物

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • kanji

    物

    Meaning

    Thing

Words Related to 人物 Through the Kanji 人

These 77 Words contain the Kanji 人 as well.

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    夫人

    Meaning

    Wife, Madam

  • word

    人口

    Meaning

    Population

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    人々

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    人名

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    巨人

    Meaning

    Giant

  • word

    人出

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    一人一人

    Meaning

    Each person

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    名人

    Meaning

    Master

  • word

    人事

    Meaning

    Personnel, Human affairs

  • word

    仲人

    Meaning

    Matchmaker

  • word

    詩人

    Meaning

    Poet

  • word

    他人

    Meaning

    Others

  • word

    保証人

    Meaning

    Guarantor

  • word

    大人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    一人で

    Meaning

    Alone

  • word

    人格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    婦人

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    人数

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    人通り

    Meaning

    Foot traffic

  • word

    新人

    Meaning

    Newcomer

  • word

    本人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    恋人

    Meaning

    Lover

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    大人しい

    Meaning

    Quiet

  • word

    人柄

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    個人

    Meaning

    Individual

  • word

    病人

    Meaning

    Sick person

  • word

    人生

    Meaning

    Life

  • word

    人文科学

    Meaning

    Humanities

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    当人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    老人

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    素人

    Meaning

    Amateur

  • word

    犯人

    Meaning

    Criminal

  • word

    友人

    Meaning

    Friend

  • word

    人違い

    Meaning

    Mistaken identity

  • word

    人気

    Meaning

    Popularity

  • word

    聖人

    Meaning

    Saint

  • word

    商人

    Meaning

    Merchant

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    浪人

    Meaning

    Ronin, Masterless

  • word

    人込み

    Meaning

    Crowd

  • word

    愛人

    Meaning

    Lover, Mistress

  • word

    人材

    Meaning

    Talent

  • word

    人間

    Meaning

    Human

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    人類

    Meaning

    Humankind

  • word

    西洋人

    Meaning

    Westerner

  • word

    人種

    Meaning

    Race

  • word

    一人

    Meaning

    Alone, One person

  • word

    白人

    Meaning

    White person

  • word

    軍人

    Meaning

    Soldier

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    知人

    Meaning

    Acquaintance

  • word

    貧乏人

    Meaning

    Poor

  • word

    役人

    Meaning

    Official

  • word

    求人

    Meaning

    Recruitment

  • word

    人手

    Meaning

    Workers

  • word

    人情

    Meaning

    Humanity

  • word

    人差し指

    Meaning

    Index finger

  • word

    黒人

    Meaning

    Black person

  • word

    人工

    Meaning

    Artificial

  • word

    人

    Meaning

    Person

  • word

    人形

    Meaning

    Doll

  • word

    使用人

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    職人

    Meaning

    Craftsman

  • word

    人参

    Meaning

    Carrot

  • word

    殺人

    Meaning

    Murder

Words Related to 人物 Through the Kanji 物

These 54 Words contain the Kanji 物 as well.

  • word

    見物人

    Meaning

    Spectator

  • word

    乗り物

    Meaning

    Vehicle

  • word

    忘れ物

    Meaning

    Forgotten item

  • word

    持ち物

    Meaning

    Belongings

  • word

    名物

    Meaning

    Specialty

  • word

    物

    Meaning

    Thing

  • word

    博物

    Meaning

    Natural history

  • word

    生き物

    Meaning

    Creature

  • word

    物凄い

    Meaning

    Tremendous, Terrifying

  • word

    物事

    Meaning

    Things

  • word

    落とし物

    Meaning

    Lost item

  • word

    建物

    Meaning

    Building

  • word

    贈り物

    Meaning

    Gift

  • word

    博物館

    Meaning

    Museum

  • word

    荷物

    Meaning

    Luggage, Burden

  • word

    織物

    Meaning

    Textile

  • word

    書物

    Meaning

    Book

  • word

    物理

    Meaning

    Physics

  • word

    入れ物

    Meaning

    Container

  • word

    物語る

    Meaning

    Indicate, Tell

  • word

    動物

    Meaning

    Animal

  • word

    作物

    Meaning

    Crop

  • word

    漬け物

    Meaning

    Pickles

  • word

    本物

    Meaning

    Real, Genuine

  • word

    物差し

    Meaning

    Ruler

  • word

    物音

    Meaning

    Sound

  • word

    果物

    Meaning

    Fruit

  • word

    履物

    Meaning

    Footwear

  • word

    着物

    Meaning

    Kimono

  • word

    物資

    Meaning

    Supplies

  • word

    無生物

    Meaning

    Inanimate

  • word

    買い物

    Meaning

    Shopping

  • word

    品物

    Meaning

    Goods

  • word

    物件

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    植物園

    Meaning

    Botanical garden

  • word

    飲み物

    Meaning

    Drink

  • word

    見物

    Meaning

    Sightseeing

  • word

    物語

    Meaning

    Tale

  • word

    生物

    Meaning

    Organism

  • word

    偽物

    Meaning

    Fake

  • word

    植物

    Meaning

    Plant

  • word

    物価

    Meaning

    Prices

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    動物園

    Meaning

    Zoo

  • word

    何物

    Meaning

    Something

  • word

    物体

    Meaning

    Object

  • word

    物質

    Meaning

    Matter, Substance

  • word

    洗い物

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    物知り

    Meaning

    Know it all

  • word

    貨物

    Meaning

    Cargo

  • word

    物覚え

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    物陰

    Meaning

    Shadow

  • word

    実物

    Meaning

    Real, Actual

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What does 'Jinbutsu' (人物) mean?

'Jinbutsu' means 'Person' or 'Character' .

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