How to Say ‘Is popular’ in Japanese
人気です
ninki desu
[neen-kee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [人気です] is a useful phrase for saying something is popular. Pair it with a group using [に].
🇯🇵 In Japan: You can use this in shopping, food, travel, and business conversations—not just for cars.
Phrase Breakdown
人気
ninki
[neen-kee]
popular
人気 plus です means 'is popular.' It is a common expression in everyday conversation.
ホンダは若い人に人気です。
Honda is popular with young people.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
Polite form used to state a description such as 'is popular.'
このモデルは人気です。
This model is popular.
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