性
性 — sex, gender, nature
- JLPT
- JLPT N3
- Strokes
- 8
- Taught in
- School year 5
- Frequency
- #104 most common
Readings
On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.
- On'yomi
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- せい sei
- しょう shou
- せい sei
- Kun'yomi
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- さが saga
- さが saga
Words that use 性
A kanji is worth learning for the words it unlocks. These are from the JLPT vocabulary lists.
- 男性 だんせい man JLPT N4
- 女性 じょせい woman JLPT N4
- 酸性 さんせい acidity JLPT N3
- 性 せい nature (of a person) JLPT N3
- 性格 せいかく character (of a person) JLPT N3
- 性質 せいしつ nature (of a person) JLPT N3
- 性能 せいのう ability JLPT N2
- 性別 せいべつ (distinction of) sex JLPT N2
- 中性 ちゅうせい neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.) JLPT N2
- 個性 こせい individuality JLPT N1