性 (せい) — nature, gender, -ness

性せい nature

Frequency #23 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 5 1 character noun

sei

せい

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. せい[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

nature
gender
-ness

Explained in simple Japanese

男(おとこ)か女(おんな)かというちがい。
ものや人(ひと)がもとからもっているようす。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

せい性 sex

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Words with 性 (24)

女(じょ)性(せい) josei woman 男(だん)性(せい) dansei male 性(せい)格(かく) seikaku personality 個(こ)性(せい) kosei individuality 活(かっ)性(せい) kassei activity 性(せい)能(のう) seinou performance 性(せい)質(しつ) seishitsu nature 特(とく)性(せい) tokusei characteristic

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 性 (24)

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