Illustration: Outside a Japanese railway station, a woman cheerfully taps the shoulder of someone wearing the same hooded coat as her friend. The person turns, revealing an unfamiliar face and a surprised expression. She immediately draws back her hand and gives an embarrassed little bow.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

別べつ人じん

betsujin

different person, someone else

Example sentences

  1. 別人べつじんになった気分きぶんだよ。

    I feel like a brand new person.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは私達わたしたちが探さがしている人ひととは別人べつじんだ。

    He is a different person from the one we are looking for.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 「この写真しゃしんの人ひとってあなたなの？」「そうよ」「別人べつじんみたい」

    "Is that you in the picture?" "It is." "It looks like a completely different person."

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 別人

  • 別separate; branch offOnベツKunわかれる・わける
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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