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gijinka

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

gijinka: a non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a...
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Noun

gijinka (countable and uncountable, plural gijinka)

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

Forms of gijinka

pluralgijinka
alternative formgjinka

Origin of gijinka

Borrowed from Japanese 擬人化 (“personification”).

Questions about gijinka

What does gijinka mean?
Gijinka means a non-human character, thing, or idea that has been turned into a human or humanoid in artwork; a humanization.
What part of speech is gijinka?
Gijinka is a noun.
What is the plural of gijinka?
The plural of gijinka is gijinka.

Words near gijinka in the dictionary

  1. Gihan
  2. Gihon
  3. GIing
  4. GIIPS
  5. Gijduvon
  6. gijinka
  7. Gijswijt's sequence
  8. Gijón
  9. Gikyode
  10. GIL
  11. Gil Gil

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