How to say "popularity" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 人気にんきno-adjectiveThe default word for being liked or supported by the public, whether of people, entertainers, products, or trends; it directly means popularity or public favor.
- noun, noun (suffix)Popularity as reception: how well something or someone goes over with an audience or with people. It points to the response something gets rather than an established standing.
- 評判ひょうばんno-adjectiveCenters on public estimation — what people say about someone or something — so it covers reputation as much as popularity, and the talk can be favorable or unfavorable.
- 好評こうひょうna-adjective, no-adjectivePopularity only in the positive sense: a favorable reception or good reputation. Use it when something such as a performance, product, or service is being well received.
- 人望じんぼうnounPopularity as the trust, esteem, and respect a person commands from others, rather than being well liked in a light way; typical of leaders or figures people look up to.
Use 人気 for popularity in general, 「うけ」 for how something goes over with people, 評判 for public estimation or word of mouth, 好評 for specifically favorable reception, and 人望 for the trust and esteem a person commands.
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Japanese equivalents
- 人気にんきpopularity
- うけpopularity
- 評判ひょうばんreputation
- 好評こうひょうfavorable reception
- 人望じんぼうpopularity
- 大衆性たいしゅうせいpopularity
- 信望しんぼうconfidence
- 好感度こうかんどlikability
- 流行りゅうこうfashion
- 人受けひとうけpopularity
- ポピュラリティーpopularity
- 輿望よぼうpopularity
- 気受けきうけpopularity
- 声望せいぼうfame
- 知名度ちめいどdegree of familiarity
- 盛行せいこうfrequency
- 話題性わだいせいnewsworthiness
- 株かぶreputation
- 通りとおりreputation
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