{"id":106395,"date":"2023-11-03T03:44:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T07:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/describing-people-in-japanese\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T16:54:27","slug":"describing-people-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/describing-people-in-japanese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Describe People in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might have an idea of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/easy-japanese-words-phrases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Japanese basics<\/a> and how to talk about yourself in Japanese,\u00a0but there will probably be times when you want to talk about someone else.<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we&#8217;re going to take a look at third-person grammar, including a little about Japanese pronouns and vocabulary to describe physical features and personality traits. We&#8217;ll also look at sentence patterns for jobs and hobbies.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>1. Describing People&#8217;s Relationships to You<\/h2>\n<p>First of all, it would be a good idea to describe how you know this person. Are they a friend, a family member or a classmate?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to describe these things, and also how to explain that you&#8217;ve been separated from them, if applicable:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u79c1\u306e<strong>\u53cb\u9054<\/strong>\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<br \/>\n(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e <strong>\u3068\u3082\u3060\u3061<\/strong>\u304c \u307f\u3064\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002)<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t find my <strong>friend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To change &#8220;friend&#8221; for another relationship designation, simply take away \u53cb\u9054 and replace it with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u6bcd\u3055\u3093<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u304b\u3042\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Mother\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u7236\u3055\u3093<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u3068\u3046\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Father\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u5a46\u3055\u3093<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u3070\u3042\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Grandmother\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u723a\u3055\u3093<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u3058\u3044\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Grandfather\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u5144\u3055\u3093<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u306b\u3044\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Big brother<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u5f1f<\/strong>\u00a0(\u304a\u3068\u3046\u3068) \u2014 Little brother\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u304a\u59c9\u3055\u3093<\/strong> (\u304a\u306d\u3048\u3055\u3093) \u2014 Big sister\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u59b9<\/strong> (\u3044\u3082\u3046\u3068) \u2014 Little sister\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"short_text\" lang=\"ja\"><span class=\"\"><strong>\u5f93\u5144\u5f1f<\/strong> (<\/span><\/span>\u3044\u3068\u3053) \u2014 Cousin\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u30e1\u30fc\u30c8<\/strong> (\u304f\u3089\u3059\u3081\u30fc\u3068) \u2014 Classmate\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u540c\u50da<\/strong> (\u3069\u3046\u308a\u3087\u3046) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/professions-in-japanese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Co-worker<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Describing Appearances<\/h2>\n<p>Describing someone&#8217;s appearance is something you may need to do if you get separated from a friend or a family member and you don&#8217;t have a photograph of them on your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some grammar patterns and vocabulary for this kind of situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Race and Gender<\/h3>\n<p>A good place to start would be at the very basics. Here are a few ways to describe someone&#8217;s gender and race, ethnicity or nationality:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5973\u306e\u4eba<\/strong> (\u304a\u3093\u306a\u306e\u3072\u3068) \u2014 Woman\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u5973\u6027<\/strong> (\u3058\u3087\u305b\u3044) \u2014 Female<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u7537\u306e\u4eba<\/strong> (\u304a\u3068\u3053\u306e\u3072\u3068) \u2014 Man\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u7537\u6027<\/strong> (\u3060\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 Male\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u767d\u4eba<\/strong> (\u306f\u304f\u3058\u3093) \u2014 White\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u9ed2\u4eba<\/strong> (\u3053\u304f\u3058\u3093) \u2014 Black\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u4eba<\/strong> (\u3044\u3093\u3069\u3058\u3093) \u2014 Indian\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u4eba<\/strong> (\u3042\u3058\u3042\u3058\u3093) \u2014 Asian\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30a2\u30e1\u30ea\u30ab\u4eba<\/strong> (\u3042\u3081\u308a\u304b\u3058\u3093) \u2014 American\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30d5\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u4eba<\/strong> (\u3075\u3089\u3093\u3059\u3058\u3093) \u2014 French\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hair<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u9aea\u306e\u6bdb\u306f______\u3067\u3059\u3002 <br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u307f\u306e\u3051\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nTheir hair is____.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u9577\u3044<\/strong> (\u306a\u304c\u3044) \u2014 Long\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u77ed\u3044<\/strong> (\u307f\u3058\u304b\u3044) \u2014 Short\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u8584\u3044<\/strong> (\u3046\u3059\u3044) \u2014 Thin\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u307e\u3063\u3059\u3050 <\/strong>\u2014 Straight\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u7e2e\u6bdb \u00a0<\/strong>(\u3061\u3062\u308c\u3052) \u2014 Curly\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u9ed2\u3044<\/strong> (\u304f\u308d\u3044) \u2014 Black\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u8336\u8272<\/strong> (\u3061\u3083\u3044\u308d) \u2014 Brown\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30d6\u30ed\u30f3\u30c9<\/strong>\/<strong>\u91d1\u9aea<\/strong> (\u3076\u308d\u3093\u3069\/\u304d\u3093\u3071\u3064) \u2014 Blond<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u8d64\u6bdb<\/strong> (\u3042\u304b\u3052) \u2014 Red\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u767d\u9aea<\/strong> (\u306f\u304f\u306f\u3064) \u2014 Gray\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Body\u00a0Type<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHe is _____.\u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nShe is _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u305d\u306e\u4eba\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u305d\u306e\u3072\u3068\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nThat person is _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u80cc\u304c\u9ad8\u3044<\/strong> (\u305b\u304c \u305f\u304b\u3044) \u2014 Tall. <br \/>\n<strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Remember that they use centimeters in Japan, not feet and inches. It might be a good idea to get used to meters and centimeters if you&#8217;re not familiar with them already.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u80cc\u304c\u4f4e\u3044<\/strong> (\u305b\u304c \u3072\u304f\u3044) \u2014 Short\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30bb\u30f3\u30c1\u3050\u3089\u3044\u3002<\/strong>( ___\u305b\u3093\u3061 \u3050\u3089\u3044\u3002) \u2014 About ___ cm tall.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u75e9\u305b\u578b\/\u30b9\u30ea\u30e0<\/strong> (\u3084\u305b\u304c\u305f\/\u3059\u308a\u3080) \u2014 Slim\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"null\"><strong>\u3068\u3066\u3082\u4f53\u683c\u304c\u826f\u3044<\/strong> (\u3068\u3066\u3082 \u305f\u3044\u304b\u304f\u304c \u3088\u3044) \u2014 <\/span>Fat. <br \/>\n<span class=\"null\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is a very polite way of saying &#8220;fat,&#8221; like the English &#8220;large&#8221; or &#8220;big-boned.&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u7b4b\u8089\u8cea<\/strong> (\u304d\u3093\u306b\u304f\u3057\u3064) \u2014 Muscular\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Additional Details<\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">You might feel like your description isn&#8217;t detailed enough, and want to add extra information that&#8217;ll make the person stand out from the crowd or make them more memorable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Here are a few extra phrases that might be useful if they apply to the person you&#8217;re describing:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u773c\u93e1\u3092\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\u3089\u306f \u3081\u304c\u306d\u3092\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nThey&#8217;re wearing glasses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u305d\u3070\u304b\u3059\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\u3089\u306f \u305d\u3070\u304b\u3059\u304c \u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nThey have freckles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u30ea\u30e5\u30c3\u30af\u30b5\u30c3\u30af\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f \u3074\u3093\u304f\u306e \u308a\u3085\u3063\u304f\u3055\u3063\u304f\u3092 \u3082\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nShe has a pink backpack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\/\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u53cc\u5b50\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\/\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f \u3075\u305f\u3054\u306e \u3072\u3068\u308a\u3067\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nHe\/She&#8217;s a twin.<\/p>\n<h3>Using Connecting Adjectives<\/h3>\n<p>A useful thing to do when giving a description is to connect the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/japanese\/japanese-adjectives-conjugation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese adjectives<\/a> for a smoother description.<\/p>\n<p>For example, instead of saying this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u9aea\u306e\u6bdb\u306f\u9577\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u9aea\u306e\u6bdb\u306f\u8336\u8272\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306e \u304b\u307f\u306e\u3051\u306f \u306a\u304c\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306e \u304b\u307f\u306e\u3051\u306f \u3061\u3083\u3044\u308d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHer hair is long. Her hair is brown.<\/p>\n<p>You can make it more natural by saying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u9aea\u306e\u6bdb\u306f\u9577\u304f\u3066\u8336\u8272\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306e \u304b\u307f\u306e\u3051\u306f \u306a\u304c\u304f\u3066 \u3061\u3083\u3044\u308d\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\nHer hair is long and brown.<\/p>\n<p>Connecting adjectives is a useful skill when you&#8217;re describing anything, and saves time in this kind of situation.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s an \u3044 adjective, such as \u9577\u3044 (\u306a\u304c\u3044, long) or \u77ed\u3044 (\u307f\u3058\u304b\u3044, short), remove the last \u3044 and replace it with \u304f\u3066 before the next adjective.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s not an \u3044 adjective, such as \u8d64\u6bdb (\u3042\u304b\u3052, red), add \u3067 after it before the next adjective to connect them. There are some examples below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u5f7c\u306f<strong>\u7b4b\u8089\u8cea\u3067\u80cc\u304c\u9ad8\u3044<\/strong>\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n(\u304b\u308c\u306f \u304d\u3093\u306b\u304f\u3057\u3064\u3067 \u305b\u304c \u305f\u304b\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nHe&#8217;s <strong>muscular<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0tall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u9aea\u306e\u6bdb\u306f<strong>\u9577\u304f\u3066\u9ed2\u3044<\/strong>\u3067\u3059\u3002 <br \/>\n(\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306e\u304b\u307f\u306e\u3051\u306f \u306a\u304c\u304f\u3066 \u304f\u308d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nHer hair is <strong>long<\/strong> and <strong>black<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u5f7c\u306f<strong>\u80cc\u304c\u4f4e\u304f\u3066<\/strong><span class=\"null\"><strong>\u3068\u3066\u3082\u4f53\u683c\u304c\u826f\u3044<\/strong>\u3067\u3059<\/span>\u3002<br \/>\n(\u304b\u308c\u306f \u305b\u304c\u3072\u304f\u304f\u3066 \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u305f\u3044\u304b\u304f\u304c \u3088\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) <br \/>\nHe&#8217;s <strong>short<\/strong> and <strong>fat<\/strong> (said in a polite and flattering way).<\/p>\n<h2>3. Describing Personality<\/h2>\n<p>You might want to describe another person&#8217;s personality when, for example, you&#8217;re showing pictures of your family back home and you want to talk about them. Or perhaps you met someone interesting at a recent event or you&#8217;re talking about a friend who has done something nice for you.<\/p>\n<p>If the person you&#8217;re talking about is physically there and you&#8217;re introducing them, start with:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u3053\u3061\u3089\u306f_____(\u3055\u3093) \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is _____.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to describing appearance above, these simple sentence patterns can be used if you&#8217;re using adjectives:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\/\u5f7c\u5973\/\u3042\u306e\u4eba\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u304b\u308c\/\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\/\u3042\u306e\u3072\u3068\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHe\/she\/that person is _____.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u30b5\u30e0\u306f_____(\u306a) \u4eba\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u3055\u3080\u306f_____ (\u306a) \u3072\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nSam is a _____ person.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some useful adjectives to add in the gap. Don&#8217;t forget to connect multiple adjectives for a more colorful description:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u3044\u3044 <\/strong>\u2014 Good\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u9762\u767d\u3044<\/strong> (\u304a\u3082\u3057\u308d\u3044) \u2014 Funny\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u89aa\u5207\u306a<\/strong> (\u3057\u3093\u305b\u3064\u306a) \u2014 Kind\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u512a\u3057\u3044<\/strong> (\u3084\u3055\u3057\u3044) \u2014 Gentle\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u771f\u9762\u76ee\u306a<\/strong> (\u307e\u3058\u3081\u306a) \u2014 True\/Diligent\/Hardworking\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u30b9\u30de\u30fc\u30c8<\/strong>\/<strong>\u982d\u304c\u3044\u3044<\/strong> (\u3059\u307e\u30fc\u3068\/\u3042\u305f\u307e\u304c\u3044\u3044) \u2014 Smart\/Intelligent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some added phrases you can say while describing the person to add a more natural flow. This one is great to add some enthusiasm to your description:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u672c\u5f53\u306e\u4e8b\u3067\u3059\uff01<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306e \u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\uff01)<br \/>\nI speak the truth!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese word \u304a\u4e16\u8f9e means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/life\/2008\/09\/23\/language\/insults-come-as-second-nature-to-humans\/#.Vj_3KisTanI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;a compliment that is more like flattery and can be ironic.&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0By emphasizing that you&#8217;re <em>not<\/em> just flattering someone, you&#8217;re making anything you say sound nicer and more genuine:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u304a\u4e16\u8f9e\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304a\u305b\u3058 \u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044 \u3067\u3059\u3088\u3002)<br \/>\nI&#8217;m not just saying this. I really mean it.<\/p>\n<p>When describing other people in Japanese, it&#8217;s important to mostly be positive, as it is, of course, more polite.<\/p>\n<p>In the case that you might want to say something negative about someone, such as a sibling (I know I&#8217;ve been in that situation a few times), here are some negative words for you to use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u610f\u5730\u60aa<\/strong> (\u3044\u3058\u308f\u308b) \u2014 Mean\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u308f\u304c\u307e\u307e <\/strong>\u2014 Selfish\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u3070\u304b <\/strong>\u2014 Stupid\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u6020\u3051\u8005<\/strong> (\u306a\u307e\u3051\u3082\u306e) \u2014 Lazy\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u3064\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044<\/strong>\/<strong>\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u3044<\/strong> (\u3064\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044\/\u304a\u3082\u3057\u308d\u304f\u306a\u3044) \u2014 Boring\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But use them at your own risk. Describing someone in this way isn&#8217;t recommended.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Describing Jobs and Hobbies<\/h2>\n<p>As well as gossiping about someone&#8217;s appearance and personality, you might want to add extra information about the person such as their jobs and hobbies. Let&#8217;s look at turning first-person grammar into third-person grammar.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike English, Japanese doesn&#8217;t change much when switching to third person. In English, &#8220;I like&#8221; becomes &#8220;she likes.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t&#8221; becomes &#8220;she doesn&#8217;t.&#8221; This doesn&#8217;t happen in Japanese, which makes it pretty simple.<\/p>\n<p>When talking about yourself you say this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u79c1\u306f_____\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f_____\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nI like _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This becomes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\/\u5f7c\u5973\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\/\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHe\/she\/person&#8217;s name likes _____.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f_____\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059<\/strong><strong>\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\u3089\u306f_____\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nThey like _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another one which you can use to talk about yourself:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u79c1\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nI am _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This becomes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\/\u5f7c\u5973\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u3067\u3059<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\/\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHe\/she\/person&#8217;s name is _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f_____\u3067\u3059<\/strong>\u3002<br \/>\n(\u304b\u308c\u3089\u306f_____\u3067\u3059\u3002)\u00a0<br \/>\nThey are _____.\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> This one is used for adjectives or nouns.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, you can use this one when describing what you like to do:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u79c1\u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/strong><br \/>\n(\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c \u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nI like to _____.<\/p>\n<p>This becomes:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\/\u5f7c\u5973\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\/\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\/person&#8217;s name \u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c \u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nHe\/she\/person&#8217;s name likes to _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>(\u304b\u308c\u3089\u306f_____\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304c \u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<br \/>\nThey like to _____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Jobs<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned above, to describe someone else&#8217;s job, you simply change \u79c1 (\u308f\u305f\u3057, I) to \u5f7c\u3089 (\u304b\u308c\u3089, they), \u5f7c (\u304b\u308c, he), \u5f7c\u5973 (\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087, she) or their name to describe their job.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some jobs below for your reference. Start the sentence with the pronouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5e7c\u7a1a\u5712\u306e\u5148\u751f<\/strong> (\u3088\u3046\u3061\u3048\u3093\u306e\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 Kindergarten teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5c0f\u5b66\u6821\u306e\u5148\u751f<\/strong> (\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304c\u3063\u3053\u3046\u306e\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 Elementary school teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u4e2d\u5b66\u6821\u306e\u5148\u751f<\/strong> (\u3061\u3085\u3046\u304c\u3063\u3053\u3046\u306e\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 Junior high school teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u9ad8\u6821\u306e\u5148\u751f<\/strong> (\u3053\u3046\u3053\u3046\u306e\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 High school teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5927\u5b66\u306e\u5148\u751f<\/strong> (\u3060\u3044\u304c\u304f\u306e\u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044) \u2014 University teacher\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5b88\u885b<\/strong> (\u3057\u3085\u3048\u3044) \u2014 Security guard\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30b5\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\u30de\u30f3<\/strong> (\u3055\u3089\u308a\u30fc\u307e\u3093) \u2014 Businessman\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u6b6f\u533b\u8005<\/strong> (\u306f\u3044\u3057\u3083) \u2014 Dentist\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u533b\u8005<\/strong> (\u3044\u3057\u3083) \u2014 Doctor\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u770b\u8b77\u5e2b<\/strong> (\u304b\u3093\u3054\u3057) \u2014 Nurse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u5e97\u306e\u8ca9\u58f2\u54e1<\/strong> (\u307f\u305b\u306e\u306f\u3093\u3070\u3044\u3044\u3093) \u2014 Salesperson in a shop\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u6d88\u9632\u58eb<\/strong> (\u3057\u3087\u3046\u307c\u3046\u3057) \u2014 Firefighter\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30cb\u30a2<\/strong> (\u3048\u3093\u3058\u306b\u3042) \u2014 Engineer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hobbies<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some hobbies and interests in Japanese for your reference. To say that someone enjoys doing these things, insert any of the following into this sentence:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>(Name) \u306f_____\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<br \/>\n<\/strong>((Name) \u306f_____\u306e\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30b8\u30e7\u30ae\u30f3\u30b0\u3059\u308b<\/strong> (\u3058\u3087\u304e\u3093\u3050\u3059\u308b) \u2014 Jogging\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u6cf3\u3050<\/strong> (\u304a\u3088\u3050) \u2014 Swimming\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u91e3\u308a\u3092\u3059\u308b<\/strong> (\u3064\u308a\u3092\u3059\u308b) \u2014 Fishing\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u672c\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/strong> (\u307b\u3093\u3092\u3088\u3080) \u2014 Reading books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30c6\u30ec\u30d3<\/strong>\/<strong>\u6620\u753b\u3092\u898b\u308b<\/strong> (\u3066\u308c\u3073\/\u3048\u3044\u304c\u3092\u307f\u308b) \u2014 Watching TV\/movies\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u3059\u308b<\/strong> (\u3059\u307d\u30fc\u3064\u3059\u308b) \u2014 Playing sports\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u97f3\u697d\u3092\u805e\u304f<\/strong> (\u304a\u3093\u304c\u304f\u3092\u304d\u304f) \u2014 Listening to music\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30ae\u30bf\u30fc<\/strong>\/<strong>\u30d4\u30a2\u30ce<\/strong>\/<strong>\u30c9\u30e9\u30e0\u3092\u6f14\u594f\u3059\u308b<\/strong> (\u304e\u305f\u30fc\/\u3074\u3042\u306e\/\u3069\u3089\u3080\u3092\u3048\u3093\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308b) \u2014 Playing guitar\/piano\/drums\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3092\u66f8\u304f<\/strong> (\u3076\u308d\u3050\u3092\u304b\u304f) \u2014 Writing blogs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now you can describe people&#8217;s appearance, a little about their personality, their career and what they like to do. 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