JuJutsu Kaisen Personality Types: Kento Nanami
After Megumi, Nanami may be my favorite character in JuJutsu Kaisen. There's a lot about him that I relate to on a deep level. I only wish I were anywhere close to as good-looking as him. Seriously.
Nanami reminds me of Hatori Sohma from Fruits Basket in many ways. He seems aloof and even cold, though in reality he cares quite deeply (especially for those younger than him).
I have three suspicions for his Enneagram, and no real sense of his MBTI, so this should be interesting!
Wound: We don't know a ton about Nanami's life prior to entering JuJutsu Technical College, but we do know how much losing Yu Haibara affected him.
Wounding message: Unclear without knowing his wound.
Core desire: His core desire seems to be for his life's work to have meaning.
Core fear: not doing his part to make the world better
Defense mechanism: Nanami is rigid, has high expectations of himself and others, and sticks firmly to his personal values.
Strengths: Nanami is deeply kind (though it's not obvious at first), dutiful, calm in a crisis, rational, and has a strong moral code.
Challenges: Nanami is rigid, critical, blunt, secretive, and not terribly friendly.
When healthy: Nanami becomes more relaxed, more relationship-oriented, and able to enjoy life's pleasures (even when they're entirely in his head)
When unhealthy: I assume the view we get of Nanami immediately after Haibara's death as well as while he's working as a businessman are both examples of him at less healthy points.
Looking at all of this, here's what connects when I go back to the Enneagram post:
Wounding message: possibly 1, 5, 6, 7, or 8?
Defense mechanism: 1 or 5
When healthy: 1, 3, 6, or 9
When unhealthy: 1, 3, 7, or 8
Nanami is an Enneagram 1.
This was actually my initial guess for him! His focus seems to be on things like how the world "should" be, what he "should" be doing with his life, etc... which is very One-ish of him.
Ones live in the Gut center, and tend to repress anger. From Personality Path:
Anger is typically repressed by Type 1s. Type 1s try hard not to express anger as they associate it as a “bad” emotion. Instead, they report a lot of irritation. Interestingly, when their anger is eventually expressed, it can be intense, with a laser focus.
Shame or Sadness can get triggered when they realize they made a mistake or if they feel they have behaved inappropriately.
Fear enters the picture when they feel a loss of control or anxiety over potential errors, mistakes, and missteps in the future.
A harsh inner voice dictating rigid internal standards is often at the bottom of each of the three core emotions for Type 1s.
Suguru Geto is also a One.
The Enneagram Institute calls 1w9 "The Idealist" and 1w2 "The Advocate".
I think Nanami is a bit tricky when it comes to his wing, but I do think 1w9 is a better for for him. From Enneaapp:
Focus on theory and idealism while still trying to be a peacemaker
Usually introverted and reserved; can be impatient, rigid, sarcastic
Won't speak up until sure of correctness; less inclined to take action
Passionate about ideals; reflective and curious; generally considerate
He shares this wing with Hatori Sohma as well as Kazuma Sohma, both from Fruits Basket.
Nanami's focus tends to be on whether he's in the right role for himself, relative to his effect on the world around him. For this reason, I think he is most likely a SO 1w9. From Enneagram Explained:
Focuses On: The need to be correct/right with their groups and communities.
SO 1s often take on being the teacher or role model with those around them; trying to show others the right way to live. These 1s are often concerned with fairness and justice.
Relationship to Their Vice (anger): SO 1s often suppress their anger but are also a bit ok with showing it.
Potential Mistypes: SO 1s can often look like type 3s or type 5s.
Nanami again shares this subtype with Hatori Sohma.
With 1 as his Gut type, I think Nanami's Head type is likely 5, and his Heart type could be 2 or 3.
After reading the descriptions, both seem to fit him quite well, but I am having a bit of pull toward 2-5-1, "The Mentor" over 3-5-1, "The Technical Expert". Here's the description of 2-5-1 from Katherine Fauvre's website:
If you are a 125, you are diligent, caring, and knowledgeable. You want to be ethical, helpful, and wise. You are idealistic and see what needs to be done and the simple and effective ways to do it. You seek practical systems and procedures to measure results and effectiveness. You are intensely private but care about people and what is needed. So, you readily offer your time and energy when you think something is needed.
Sticking with my more recent format, here's how I see Nanami's mental processes:
Everyone uses both iNtuition and Sensing, but one will be more natural to rely on. Everyone will also introvert one of these processes, and extrovert the other.
Someone who introverts iNtuition and extroverts Sensing will be able to cut to the core of understanding something in a state of deep, solitary focus. They will gather sensory information through their experience in the present, preferably with others.
Someone who extroverts iNtuition and introverts Sensing will tend to brainstorm aloud, connecting many possibilities at once, and will rely on comparisons to past sense-memories in order to understand the present.
I am leaning toward Nanami using Ni and Se, with a preference for Ni out of the two, making him an -N-J type.
Just like with the two information-gathering processes, everyone uses both Thinking and Feeling to some degree, but will use one more naturally. And again, they will introvert one, and extrovert the other.
Someone who introverts Thinking and extroverts Feeling will use their own internal logical framework to come to decisions, and will base their decisions on outcomes for the people around them.
On the other hand, someone who extroverts Thinking and introverts Feeling will use external logic in decision-making, such as rules, laws, procedures, checklists, etc... and will base their decisions on the kind of person they want to be, or the kind of person they see themselves to be.
I think Nanami is very likely to use Te and Fi, and I suspect he prefers Te of the two, making him an -NTJ type.
Of his two preferred functions, I think Ni is more likely to be his dominant function, with Te as his auxiliary, making him most likely an INTJ ("The Mastermind").
Let's look at what Dominant Ni looks like:
Can appear visionary. Connects unconscious images, themes, and connections to see things in new ways. Brainstorm internally with themselves. Trusts and relies on inner insights, which may be hard for others to understand. Keyword: Visioning.
unrealistic visions, only accept data that supports their theories, make things overcomplicated
obsess over external, small, unimportant details, overindulge in sensual pleasures (overeat, over drink, etc.), see environment as hostile and dangerous
While I don't think we see Nanami overindulge in sensual pleasures, the rest does sound like him.
And the description of INTJ:
Have original minds and great drive for implementing their ideas and achieving their goals. Quickly see patterns in external events and develop long-range explanatory perspectives. When committed, organize a job and carry it through. Skeptical and independent, have high standards of competence and performance—for themselves and others.
This is a great description of Nanami! He shares this type with Prince Zuko of Avatar: the Last Airbender.
I initially expected Nanami to be ISTJ rather than INTJ, but I just don't see him using Si or Ne.
Kento Nanami's Personality Summary
Enneagram: SO 1w9 (The Reformer/The Idealist)
Tritype: 2-5-1 (The Mentor)
MBTI: INTJ (The Mastermind)
Nanami is rational but idealistic. He's detached but deeply caring. He's dutiful, though he doesn't necessarily agree with others on what that means. He's quick to act when needed and has his own firm moral code.
What do you think? Do you agree with my analysis or not? Why?
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