• (shortening)キャラ(kyara)

Borrowed fromEnglishcharacter.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

First attested in 1875.^[1]

• (Tokyo)キャラクター[kyàrákútáá] (Heiban – [0])^[7] 83% approval in broadcasts
• (Tokyo)キャラクター[kyàráꜜkùtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])^[7][4][5][6] 79% approval in broadcasts
• (Tokyo)キャラクター[kyáꜜràkùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[7][4][5][6] 58% approval in broadcasts
• IPA^(key): [kʲa̠ɾa̠kɯ̟̊ta̠ː]

• This is an example of a term that is subject to the phenomenon (平(へい)板(ばん)化(か)) wherein accented (起(き)伏(ふく)式(しき)) recent loanwords (外(がい)来(らい)語(ご)) become unaccented (平(へい)板(ばん)式(しき)), especially in the speech of younger people.^[8]

キャラクター• (kyarakutā) 

1. character, a fictitious person or creature

   Synonym:登場人物(tōjō jinbutsu,literally “appearing person”, as in “appearing in this story”)

   • 2024,知的財産権 Q&A‎^[5]:

     漫画(まんが)キャラクターの無断使用対策(むだんしようたいさく)

     mangakyarakutā no mudan shiyō taisaku

     countermeasures against unauthorized use of manga characters

2. personality

   Synonym:性格(seikaku)

   • 2005,野口英司、宮川典子,青空文庫ものがたり:

     ゆるゆるとした集団(しゅうだん)で成(な)り立(た)つ青空文庫(あおぞらぶんこ)は、そこに参加(さんか)する人(ひと)のキャラクターも多彩(たさい)になる。

     Yuruyuru to shita shūdan de naritatsu aozora bunko wa, soko ni sanka suru hito nokyarakutā mo tasai ni naru.

     Aozora Bunko is based on a loose collection of people, and thus has a diverse set of personalities in its participants.

3. (computing) character; basic element of text, letter

• イメージキャラクター(imējikyarakutā,“mascot”)
• キャラ(kyara,“personality”)
• 陰(いん)キャ(in-kya,“introvert”)
• 陽(よう)キャ(yō-kya,“extrovert”)

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