How to Say ‘Popular’ in Japanese
人気の
ninki no
[neen-kee noh]
💬 Usage Tip: Put [の] after a description like [人気] to connect it to a noun: [人気のお菓子] is "popular sweets." You can do the same with [日本のワイン] or [有名の] is not used here, but [有名な店] is — so some describing words take [の], others use [な].
Phrase Breakdown
人気
ninki
[neen-kee]
popular
Describes something liked by many people.
人気のお菓子です。
They are popular sweets.
の
no
[noh]
of / linking particle
Links a noun to the noun it describes.
人気のお菓子です。
They are popular sweets.
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