Vocabulary

What does 人物 (じんぶつ, jinbutsu) mean?

人物 (じんぶつ, jinbutsu) means person, character; figure; a talented person.

Quick facts
Readingじんぶつ
Romajijinbutsu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じんぶつ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjinbutsu

person, character; figure; a talented person

  1. 1noun person; character; figure
  2. 2noun one's character; one's personality
  3. 3noun able person; talented person

Example sentences

  • He is a figure famous in history.

  • Interesting characters appear in this novel.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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