Gijinka

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The practice of creating such characters. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
humanificationhumanization

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 (“personification”).

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