キャラ

きゃら

noun

character; persona

informalcolloquialmedia personality

See also: キャラクター (full form)

1. character (in anime, manga, games)

A fictional character in media such as anime, manga, or video games.

好(す)きなキャラは誰(だれ)？

Who is your favorite character?

このキャラがかわいい。

This character is cute.

新(あたら)しいキャラが登場(とうじょう)した。

A new character appeared.

2. character, persona, personality type

A person's distinctive personality or role in a social group.

彼(かれ)はいじられキャラだ。

He's the type who gets teased.

キャラが被(かぶ)る。

Our personalities overlap.

自分(じぶん)のキャラを守(まも)る。

I maintain my persona.

キャラ is short for キャラクター (character). Very common in casual speech.

Sense 1 - fictional character

人気(にんき)キャラ: popular character
主人公(しゅじんこう)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

Sense 2 - personal ROLE/PERSONA

キャラが立(た)つ: to have a distinctive personality
キャラが被(かぶ)る: to have overlapping personalities
いじられキャラ: person who gets teased
天然(てんねん)キャラ: airheaded personality
キャラ変(へん): changing one's persona

Related words

ゆるキャラ: cute local mascot character

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