Sub-characters, often referred to as supporting characters, are individuals in a narrative who play a secondary role to the main characters or protagonists. They contribute to the story's development by providing depth, context, and conflict, often helping to advance the plot or highlight the traits of the main characters. While they may not be the focus of the story, sub-characters can significantly enhance the overall narrative and enrich the audience's experience.
Ichigo Kurosaki from the anime Bleach is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch. He has also voiced Lelouch from Code Geass, Albert from Gankutsuou, Vash the Stampede from Trigun, Kiba from Wolf's Rain, and many other lead and subcharacters in popular anime.
Originally the Chinese characters were drawings of concrete objects (pictographs). But not everything is a concrete object. Therefore the next layer of characters are characters composed of 2 or more characters that hint at an abstract meaning. The most frequent example is good. The character for good