Describing People in Japanese
– Essential Words for Beginners –
How to describe someone in Japanese? Here’s a complete Japanese vocabulary list about physical appearance. Increase your Japanese vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!
| ENGLISH | ROMAJI | JAPANESE |
| HEIGHT | taka sa | 高さ |
| tall | se ga takai | 背が高い |
| a giant | kyojin | 巨人 |
| gigantic | kyodai | 巨大 |
| of average height | heikin shinchō no | 平均身長の |
| small, short | chīsaku , mijikai | 小さく、短い |
| a dwarf | dowāfu | ドワーフ |
| large, big | ōkī | 大きい |
| tiny | chīsana | 小さな |
| strong | tsuyoi | 強い |
| the build | birudo | ビルド |
| enormous, huge | kyodaina | 巨大な |
| WEIGHT | jūryō | 重量 |
| anorexic | shō | 拒食症 |
| corpulence | himan | 肥満 |
| plump | fukkura | ふっくら |
| overweight | futorisugi | 太りすぎ |
| weak | yowai | 弱い |
| flabby | tarunda | たるんだ |
| fat | futoi | 太い |
| stout, portly, corpulent | ganjōde , futotteiru | 頑丈で、太っている |
| slight | wazuka | わずか |
| hefty | tagaku no | 多額の |
| lean | rīn | リーン |
| skinny | sukinī | スキニー |
| slender | hosoi | 細い |
| muscular, brawny | kinnikushitsu de takumashī | 筋肉質でたくましい |
| obese | himan shita | 肥満した |
| obesity | himan | 肥満 |
| slim | surimu | スリム |
| stocky | zunguri shita | ずんぐりした |
| to weigh | hakaru | はかる |
| BEAUTY | byūtī | ビューティー |
| good-looking, beautiful | kakkō yoi , utsukushī | 格好良い、美しい |
| attractive | miryoku tekina | 魅力的な |
| charm | chāmu | チャーム |
| repulsive | keno | 嫌悪 |
| charming | miryoku tekina | 魅力的な |
| stylish | sutairisshu | スタイリッシュ |
| lovely | sutekina | 素敵な |
| plain | hirano | 平野 |
| trendy | torendi | トレンディ |
| scruffy | misuborashī | みすぼらしい |
| pretty | kawaī | 可愛い |
| seductive | miwaku tekina | 魅惑的な |
| sweet, cute | kawaī | かわいい |
| ugliness | miniku sa | 醜さ |
| ugly | minikui | 醜い |
| unattractive (woman) | okame | おかめ |
| well-groomed | teire no ikitodoita | 手入れの行き届いた |
| OTHERS | ||
| the look | gaikan | 外観 |
| young | wakai | 若い |
| old | furui | 古い |
| a child | kodomo | 子供 |
| Asian | ajiajin | アジア人 |
| black | burakku | ぶらっく |
| white | hakuseki | はくせき |
| mixed-race | konketsu | 混血 |
| hairy | kebukai | 毛深い |
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