character

登場人物、キャラクター

本、映画、演劇、ゲームなどに登場する人や生き物など。

やさしい英語で： A person or other being in a book, film, play, or game.

• My favorite character is the little dragon.
• She played three characters in the film.
• Which character tells the story?

よく使う表現： main character, a fictional character, play a character

性格、人柄

その人らしさを作る感情、考え方、行動の特徴。

やさしい英語で： The mixture of feelings, beliefs, and ways of behaving that makes someone the person they are.

• She has a cheerful character.
• His letters reveal a quieter side of his character.
• The twins look alike but have very different characters.

類義語： personality, nature, temperament

よく使う表現： someone’s character, a gentle character, strength of character

文字

文字、数字、句読点など、書かれた一つの記号。

やさしい英語で： A single written mark, such as a letter, number, or punctuation mark.

• Your password needs eight characters.
• I cannot read this Chinese character.
• Spaces count toward the character limit.

類義語： symbol

よく使う表現： chinese character, special character, character limit

特徴、特色

場所や物に独特の雰囲気を与え、ほかと区別する特徴。

やさしい英語で： The qualities that give a place or thing its particular feel or make it different from others.

• The old houses give the street character.
• New buildings changed the character of the town.
• We want the hotel to keep its original character.

使い方： the character of something (The character of the village has changed.)

類義語： nature, identity

よく使う表現： the character of something, rural character, retain its character

人格、高潔さ

正直さ、勇気、正しいことを貫く強さなどの優れた人格。

やさしい英語で： Good personal qualities, especially honesty, courage, and the strength to do what is right.

• Helping others can build character.
• She showed character by admitting her mistake.
• The difficult journey tested his character.

類義語： integrity, moral strength

よく使う表現： build character, good character, a person of character

形質

色や形など、科学的に説明したり比較したりできる生物の特徴。

やさしい英語で： A feature of a living thing that scientists can describe or compare, such as its color or shape.

• Flower color is an inherited character.
• The researchers compared several characters in the two species.
• This character appears only in adult males.

類義語： trait, characteristic

よく使う表現： inherited character, genetic character, a dominant character