Chinese

Noun

人物

1. figure; personage

   歷史人物 / 历史人物  ―  lìshǐ rénwù  ―  historical figure

2. character (in a story)
3. figure painting; portrait

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じ​んぶつ [jíꜜǹbùtsù] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩmbɯᵝt͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

人物 ‎(hiragana じんぶつ, romaji jinbutsu)

1. person, figure, personage
2. someone's character

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.