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性

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 性

性
だい
Freq #379
1

Prefix; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe

Examples
こぼæ±ș漚はあăȘăŸăźææĄˆă«èČ ă†ăšă“ă‚ć€§ă§ă‚ăŁăŸă€‚
Your suggestion weighed heavily in this decision.
ć”ăŻäœœç‰©ă«ć€§æćźłă‚’äžŽăˆăŸă€‚
The storm did great harm to the crop.
2

Prefix

great; prominent; eminent; distinguished

3

Suffix

-sized; as big as; the size of

Examples
çžŹăă†ăĄă«ăƒ†ăƒ‹ă‚čăƒœăƒŒăƒ«ć€§ăźć›Łć­ăŒæ¶ˆăˆćŽ»ăŁăŸă€‚
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
4

Abbreviation; Noun, used as a suffix

university

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻăƒăƒŒăƒăƒŒăƒ‰ć€§ă«ć…„ć­Šă—ăŸă€‚
She was accepted at Harvard.
5

Common noun

large (e.g. serving size); large option

Examples
ć€§ă‹ă€ć°ă‹ă€‚
Large or small?
6

Abbreviation; Common noun

long month (i.e. having 31 days)

Kanji in this Word

性
3 strokes
Frequency: 7
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

large
big

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ăƒ€ă‚€
ă‚żă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おお-
おお.きい
-おお.いに
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
うご
お
おう
た
たかし
べも
はじめ
ăČろ
ăČろし
ăŸă•
ăŸă•ă‚‹
もべ
わ
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