擬ぎ人じん

noun

personification; simulation of a person

Refers to the act of attributing human traits to non-human entities, or creating a human-like representation. Often used in compound words like 擬人化 (personification).

• この物もの語がたりでは動どう物ぶつが擬ぎ人じん化かされている。

  In this story, animals are personified.

• 擬ぎ人じん法ほうは文ぶん学がくでよく使つかわれる技ぎ法ほうだ。

  Personification is a technique often used in literature.