gijinka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 (“personification”).

Noun

gijinka (countable and uncountable, plural gijinka)

  1. A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.
    Hypernyms: anthropomorphization, humanization, personification
  2. (uncountable) The practice of creating such characters.

Usage notes

  • Primarily used in the context of Japanese works and artists.

Japanese

Romanization

gijinka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぎじんか
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