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Korean
Etymology
Borrowed from English character.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | kaerikteo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kaeligteo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | k'aerikt'ŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | khaylikthe |
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Noun
캐릭터 • (kaerikteo)
- fictional character, particularly in genre fiction and similar media, or as a personification of an institution
- Synonym: 등장인물(登場人物) (deungjang'inmul)
- (less common) distinctive personality feature of a character
- Synonym: 개성(個性) (gaeseong)
- (computing) character (code representing a printing character or a control character)
Derived terms