キャラクター

noun

character; personality; disposition

Refers to a person's inherent nature, temperament, or moral qualities. Often used in contexts discussing someone's true character or personality traits.

• 彼かれは優やさしいキャラクターの持もち主ぬしだ。

  He has a kind character.

• その事じ件けんは彼かれの本ほん当とうのキャラクターを明あきらかにした。

  The incident revealed his true character.

noun

fictional character

Used for characters in stories, movies, games, anime, etc. Very common in entertainment and pop culture contexts.

• このアニメのキャラクターはみんな個こ性せい的てきだ。

  All the characters in this anime are unique.

• 彼かの女じょはそのゲームの主しゅ人じん公こうキャラクターが好すきだ。

  She likes the main character of that game.

noun

character (computing)

Computing term for a symbol, letter, or digit. Usually written as キャラクタ in technical contexts, but キャラクター is also seen.

See also: 文字

• このフィールドには半はん角かく英えい数すう字じ20キャラクタまで入にゅう力りょくできます。

  You can enter up to 20 single-byte alphanumeric characters in this field.