"キャラクター" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kʲa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ta̠ː] Forms: kyarakutā [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English character. First attested in 1875. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ja|en|character}} Borrowed from English character Head templates: {{ja-noun}} キャラクター • (kyarakutā)
  1. character, a fictitious person or creature Synonyms: 登場人物
    Sense id: en-キャラクター-ja-noun-KTIOF4Z9
  2. personality Synonyms: 性格 Synonyms (shortening): キャラ (kyara)
    Sense id: en-キャラクター-ja-noun-8EbPstB4 Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 18 61 22 Disambiguation of 'shortening': 17 58 25
  3. (computing) character; basic element of text, letter Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-キャラクター-ja-noun-jiZkJaPW Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 81 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 9 6 85 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 6 85 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 6 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 8 87 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: イメージキャラクター (imējikyarakutā) (english: mascot), キャラ (kyara) (english: personality), 陰キャ (in-kya) (ruby: (いん)) (english: introvert), 陽キャ (yō-kya) (ruby: (よう)) (english: extrovert)

Alternative forms

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      "english": "mascot",
      "roman": "imējikyarakutā",
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    },
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      "roman": "kyara",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        {
          "english": "countermeasures against unauthorized use of manga characters",
          "ref": "2024, 知的財産権 Q&A:",
          "roman": "manga kyarakutā no mudan shiyō taisaku",
          "ruby": [
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              "漫画",
              "まんが"
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              "無断使用対策",
              "むだんしようたいさく"
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          "ref": "2005, 野口英司、宮川典子, 青空文庫ものがたり:",
          "roman": "Yuruyuru to shita shūdan de naritatsu aozora bunko wa, soko ni sanka suru hito no kyarakutā mo tasai ni naru.",
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      "ipa": "[kʲa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ta̠ː]"
    }
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
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      "word": "キャラ"
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      "english": "introvert",
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          "陰",
          "いん"
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          "陽",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "countermeasures against unauthorized use of manga characters",
          "ref": "2024, 知的財産権 Q&A:",
          "roman": "manga kyarakutā no mudan shiyō taisaku",
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              "まんが"
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          "ref": "2005, 野口英司、宮川典子, 青空文庫ものがたり:",
          "roman": "Yuruyuru to shita shūdan de naritatsu aozora bunko wa, soko ni sanka suru hito no kyarakutā mo tasai ni naru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "集団",
              "しゅうだん"
            ],
            [
              "成",
              "な"
            ],
            [
              "立",
              "た"
            ],
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              "青空文庫",
              "あおぞらぶんこ"
            ],
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              "さんか"
            ],
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
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              "多彩",
              "たさい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ゆるゆるとした集団で成り立つ青空文庫は、そこに参加する人のキャラクターも多彩になる。",
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        }
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        "computing",
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "[kʲa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ta̠ː]"
    }
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    }
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    "Nihon Kokugo Daijiten"
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Download raw JSONL data for キャラクター meaning in Japanese (3.2kB)

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