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お人好し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お人好し.
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Entry
1
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
good-naturedness
Examples
ある戸別訪問のセールスマンがお人好しの老婦人を馬鹿にして大金を持ち逃げした。
A certain door-to-door salesman made a fool of a trusting old lady and went off with a lot of her money.
2
good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark; simple soul; soft touch
Examples
公平に評すれば、彼はお人好しだ。
To do him justice, he is a good-natured man.
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