gijinka

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noun

A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.

OriginJapanese 擬人化 →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

noungijinka (countable and uncountable, plural gijinka)

alternative gjinka

  1. countableA non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.
  2. uncountableThe practice of creating such characters.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
humanificationhumanization

Origin

  1. Japanese擬人化“personification”
  2. Englishgijinka

Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 (“personification”).

More words from Japanese

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gijinka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gijinka

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Chicago

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