noun
character sketch; personality appraisal
A formal, literary term for evaluating or commenting on someone's character. Rare in everyday speech; mostly found in classical or academic contexts.
彼は歴史的人物の人物月旦を得意としている。
He excels at character sketches of historical figures.
A more common, modern term for a character assessment or critique.
A yojijukugo derived from classical Chinese, combining 人物 (person) and 月旦 (originally referring to the first day of the month, later associated with evaluation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.