Character (personality)

Japanese: キャラクター(性格) - きゃらくたー
Character (personality)

… The word personality is said to come from the Latin persona, which originally meant a mask worn in a play, but later came to mean the role played in the play, or the actor himself, or the totality of human nature. On the other hand, the word character, which is translated into Japanese as katakana, is said to have originally come from the Greek charaktēr, meaning something engraved, and eventually came to mean the mark or characteristic of a thing. From the etymological nuance, there is a subtle difference between the two in that personality has a stronger meaning of a role or social effect in social relationships, while character has a stronger meaning of deeply engraved inner qualities. …

From [Personality]

…The word comes from the Greek charaktēr, meaning “stamp” or “imprint,” but has come to mean a mark or trait. In psychology, character is sometimes used synonymously with personality. The word personality comes from the Latin persona, which originally meant a mask used in plays, gradually changing to mean the role played by an actor, and finally to mean a distinct personal quality and the person who possesses it. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "character (personality)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… パーソナリティという語はラテン語のペルソナpersonaに由来するといわれ,それは元来,劇中でかぶる〈仮面〉を意味していたが,その後そこで演じられる役割を意味したり,役者自身や人間のもつ性質の総体を意味するものとしても用いられるようになった。一方,日本語で性格と訳されるキャラクターcharacterという語は,もともと〈刻みこまれたもの〉を意味するギリシア語charaktērに由来し,やがて事物の標識,特性を意味するようになったといわれている。語源的なニュアンスからすれば,パーソナリティが社会的関係のなかでの役割や社会的効果の意味あいが強いのに対して,キャラクターは深く刻みこまれた内的特質の意味あいが強いという微妙なちがいがある。…

【性格】より

…この言葉はギリシア語のcharaktērに由来し,〈刻印〉または〈刻み込まれたもの〉という意味をもっていたが,転じて標識とか特性を意味するようになった。心理学ではキャラクターをパーソナリティpersonalityと同義に用いることもある。パーソナリティという語の起源はラテン語のペルソナに由来し,もともとは劇などで使用された仮面を意味していたのが,しだいに変化して俳優の演じる役割を意味するようになり,ついにははっきりした個人的特質,およびそれをもった人の意になった。…

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