ハンサム
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Base na-adjective form. Used to describe good-looking men. Example: 『ハンサムな人』 (hansamu na hito, 'handsome person').
Theme
At a café, User and their friend Mika chat about a new actor they saw in a movie.
ハンサム
ハンサム
handsome
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Memory Hook
Think of a 'handsome' man — 'handsome' sounds like 『ハンサム』 (hansamu, 'handsome'). It's a direct loanword from English, so it's easy to remember!
Cultural Note
『ハンサム』 (hansamu, 'handsome') is a common loanword used in Japanese to describe attractive men, often in media, fashion, and everyday compliments. It's widely understood due to Western influence.
Forms
Base: ハンサムBase na-adjective form. Used to describe good-looking men. Example: 『ハンサムな人』 (hansamu na hito, 'handsome person').
Negative: ハンサムじゃないAdd 『じゃない』 (janai, 'not') after the base form → 『ハンサムじゃない』 (hansamu janai, 'not handsome').
Past: ハンサムだったAdd 『だった』 (datta, past) after the base form → 『ハンサムだった』 (hansamu datta, 'was handsome').
Adverbial: ハンサムにAdd 『に』 (ni, adverbial) after the base form → 『ハンサムに』 (hansamu ni, 'handsomely').
Comparative: よりハンサムComparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective → 『よりハンサム』 (yori hansamu, 'more handsome').
Superlative: 一番ハンサムSuperlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'number one / Most') + adjective → 『一番ハンサム』 (ichiban hansamu, 'the most handsome').