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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

有ゆう名めい人じん

yuumeijin

famous person, celebrity

Example sentences

  1. たくさんの有名人ゆうめいじんがここに来きます。

    Lots of famous people come here.

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  2. トムは多おおくの有名人ゆうめいじんと知しり合あいだ。

    Tom knows many famous people.

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  3. 私わたしはそのパーティーでかなりの数かずの有名人ゆうめいじんに会あった。

    I met lots of famous people at that party.

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Kanji in 有名人

  • 有possess; haveOnユウ・ウKunある
  • 名name; notedOnメイ・ミョウKunな
  • 人personOnジン・ニンKunひと

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