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性

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

せい
Freq #2168
1

Common noun

nature (of a person)

Examples
çż’ă„æ€§ăšăȘる。
Habit is second nature.
2

Common noun

sex; gender

3

Common noun

sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)

Examples
æœ€èż‘ăźæŒ«ç”»ăŻæšŽćŠ›ă‚„æ€§ăźæć†™ăŒć€šă™ăŽă‚‹ă€‚
Recent comics have too many violent and sexual scenes.
4

Common noun; Grammar

gender

5

Noun, used as a suffix; Indicating quality or condition

-ty; -ity; -ness; -cy

Examples
ç•Șç›źă«è€ƒæ…źă™ăčきäș‹æŸ„ăŻă€ă‚«ăƒŒăƒšăƒƒăƒˆăźæ™‚ä»Łæ€§ă§ă‚ă‚‹ă€‚
The age of the carpet is a third thing to consider.

Kanji in this Word

性
8 strokes
Frequency: 104
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

sex
gender
nature

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セむ
ă‚·ăƒ§ă‚Š
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さが
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