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character (in anime, manga, games)
A fictional character in media such as anime, manga, or video games.
キャラ is short for キャラクター (character). Very common in casual speech.
Common collocations
- 人気キャラ: popular character
- 主人公キャラ: protagonist character
- サブキャラ: supporting character
- キャラデザ (キャラクターデザイン): character design
- キャラが立つ: to have a distinctive personality
- キャラが被る: to have overlapping personalities
- いじられキャラ: person who gets teased
- 天然キャラ: airheaded personality
- キャラ変: changing one's persona
Related words
- ゆるキャラ: cute local mascot character