urbandictionary: a large community generally centered around "relating" to a character one way or another, also the act of doing so. essentially, after looking at a character and identifying with or as them, the definitions split.

coping; many people kin characters to cope with their situation or illness. // just for fun; kinning isn't that serious, so some may identify with characters for the fun of it.

• CORE ⋆ misaki ayuzawa (kaichou wa maid sama!)
• SELFHOOD ⋆ vanitas (the case study of vanitas), yumemi yumemite (kakegurui), xingqiu (genshin impact)
• ID ⋆ kazuichi souda (danganronpa 2: goodbye despair), rukia kuchiki (bleach), xiao (genshin impact), doppo kunikida (bungou stray dogs)
• MINOR KINS ⋆ toko fukawa (danganronpa: trigger happy havoc), byakuya togami (danganronpa: trigger happy havoc), xiangling (genshin impact)
• REVERSE KINS ⋆ merida dunbroch (brave), sailor pluto/setsuna meiou (sailor moon), maki harukawa (danganronpa v3: killing harmony)

definitions || carrd with their faces and typology || i don't count reverses as factual kins so that's why they are not included in my carrd