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

  • 別人の手

    another person's hand

    別人の顔

    a different person's face

    別人の名前

    another person's name

Context Sentences

コウイチはお酒を止めてから、すっかり別人になったね。

Koichi is a changed man ever since he quit drinking.

友だちだと思って声をかけたら、かん全に別人だった。

I thought it was my friend and said hi, but it was a completely 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