はっ
八
ぽう
方
び
美
じん
人

noun

  1. everybody's friend, people pleaser, person who is affable to everybody, flunky. Oft. used derogatively.
  2. flawlessly beautiful woman, flawless beauty.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
八
ぽう
方
び
美
じん
人
 八方美人 はっぽうびじん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
beauty, beautiful
ビ　うつく.しい　よし (3rd, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)