Meaning

Primary

Different Person

Alternatives

Changed Person, Changed Man

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A separate person is someone who is different from who they were before. I saw you a year ago and you were someone else. Now you're a different person, in a good way! You're a changed man.

Reading

べつじん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 別人の名前

    another person's name

    別人の顔

    a different person's face

    別人の手

    another person's hand

Context Sentences

コウイチはお酒をやめてから、すっかり別人になったね。

Koichi has become a changed man ever since he quit drinking.

友人のコウイチだと思って声をかけたら、別人だった。

I thought it was my friend Koichi when I called out to him, but it was a different person.

コウイチは昔はAKB48をよくディスっていたのに、今はすっかり大ファンになっちまった。まるで別人のようだよ。

Koichi used to diss AKB48 pretty often, but now he's a crazed AKB48 fan. It’s as though he's a different person.

Kanji Composition