キャラ

キャラ

(fictional) character

緩キャラ

ゆるキャラ

costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

陰キャラ

いんキャラ

gloomy person

キャラ変

キャラへん

changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image

陽キャラ

ようキャラ

cheery person

天然キャラ

てんねんキャラ

natural airhead, person prone to making silly mistakes

キャラ付け

キャラづけ

characterizing (someone as having a specific personality); stereotyping; typecasting; treating (someone) as if they have a certain (stereotypical) personality

雑魚キャラ

ざこキャラ

background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); unimportant (usu. nameless) character

持ちキャラ

もちキャラ

character one plays as (in a fighting game)

ゆるキャラ

costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)

隠れキャラ

かくれキャラ

hidden character (e.g. in computer games)

お姉キャラ

おねえキャラ オネエキャラ

celebrity or comedian (usu. male) taking on an effeminate role (through mannerisms, way of speaking, etc.)

ご当地キャラ

ごとうちキャラ

local costumed mascot character

キャラが立つ

キャラがたつ

to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character), to stand out as a character

弁

べん

speech, tongue, talk, eloquence

活弁

かつべん

narrator in Japanese silent cinema

弁天

べんてん

Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)

腰弁

こしべん

lunchbox hanging from one's waist, low-paid office worker

花弁

はなびら かべん

(flower) petal