Meaning

Primary

Popular

Alternative

Popularity

Word Type

noun, な adjective, の adjective

Explanation

If a person has a lot of energy then they're very charismatic and fun! What's another feature of charismatic / fun people? They are most likely popular as well.

Reading

にんき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. Since and both have two on'yomi readings, here's a mnemonic to help you:

You're so popular that you've been given the Nintendo key (にんき). That's right, Nintendo gave you the master key to their entire office. Just like that.

This is a lot of responsibility even for your levels of popularity, so be careful not to lose this key!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 人気がなくなる

    to become less popular

    人気がある

    to be popular

    人気が出る

    to become popular

Context Sentences

今、人気の本はこれです。

This is a popular book now.

このビールは、とても人気があります。

This beer is very popular.

あのドラマのおかげで、イタリアンレストランの人気が上がった。

Thanks to that drama, the popularity of Italian restaurants has increased.

Kanji Composition