JLPT N3 · Noun

人物 (jinbutsu)

人物 (じんぶつ, jinbutsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “person; character”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じんぶつ
Romaji: jinbutsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

person; character; figure; personage; man · noun
one's character; one's personality · noun
able person; talented person · noun

Example sentences

あの人はどんな人物か教えて下さい？

Tell me what that man is like.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 人物

人

personジン・ニン・ひと・-り · 2 strokes

物

thing, object, matterブツ・モツ・もの・もの- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 人物.

人じん-ian (e.g. Italian)人にんcounter for people人ひとperson大人おとなadult一人ひとりone person二人ふたりtwo persons外国人がいこくじんforeigner人口じんこうpopulation人形にんぎょうdollご主人ごしゅじんyour husband詩人しじんpoet商人しょうにんmerchant人工じんこうartificial人種じんしゅrace (of people)

Source: JMdict entry 1369070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.