noun

  1. person, character, figure, personage, man, woman.
  2. one's character, one's personality.
  3. able person, talented person.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
人物 じんぶつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
thing, object, matter
もの ブツ モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)