キャラ

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See also: きゃら

Japanese

Etymology

Clipping of キャラクター (kyarakutā, “character; personality”)

Pronunciation

Noun

キャラ • (kyara) 

  1. character, a fictitious person or creature
  2. personality, especially one that is expressed towards others, as opposed to internal one
    漫(まん)画(が)みたいにキャラが立(た)ってる
    manga mitai ni kyara ga tatteru
    having a distinct personality, as if they were a comic book character
    […] をするのは田(た)中(なか)さんのキャラじゃない
    o suru no wa Tanaka-san no kyara ja nai
    doing is unlike Tanaka (is not Tanaka's personality; is out of character for Tanaka)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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