charakter (English spelling)

Japanese: charaktēr(英語表記)charakter
charakter (English spelling)

… 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. In terms of 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. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "charaktēr" are 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。…

※「charaktēr」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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