noun
Refers to a person, animal, or object adopted as a symbol for a group, team, event, or product, believed to bring good luck.
このチームのマスコットはクマです。
This team's mascot is a bear.
イベントのマスコットキャラクターが人気を集めた。
The event's mascot character became popular.
A longer, more specific term for a mascot character, often used in marketing and events. マスコット alone is sufficient in most contexts.
Borrowed from English 'mascot', which originally comes from French 'mascotte' meaning a charm or talisman.