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性

性 — sex, gender, nature

On
セイ, ショウ
Kun
さが
Strokes
8
JLPT
N3
School grade
5

Common words with 性

  • 可能性かのうせいpossibility; chance; likelihood; probabilityCommon

    彼女が電車に乗り遅れた可能性はあるでしょうか。
    Might she have missed her train?

  • 女性じょせいwoman; femaleCommon

    その少女は大きくなってすらりとした女性になった。
    The girl has grown into a slender woman.

  • 男性だんせいman; maleCommon

    「一部屋に3人で泊まっていただけますか」と彼はたずねました。「ええ、かまいませんよ」と3人の男性は答えました。
    He asked the men, "Would you share a room?" "Certainly, we will," answered the three men.

  • 性格せいかくcharacter (of a person); personality; disposition; natureCommon
  • 必要性ひつようせいnecessity; needCommon
  • 活性かっせいactivityCommon
  • 個性こせいindividuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characte…Common
  • 急性きゅうせいacute (illness)Common
  • 放射性ほうしゃせいradioactiveCommon
  • 感性かんせいsensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)Common
  • 酸性さんせいacidityCommon
  • 性能せいのうability; performance; efficiencyCommon
  • 生産性せいさんせいproductivityCommon
  • 性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex; genderCommon
  • 特性とくせいspecial characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarityCommon
  • 性質せいしつnature (of a person); disposition; temperament; characterCommon
  • 慢性まんせいchronic (illness)Common
  • 性的せいてきsexual (i.e. relating to biological sex)Common
  • 同性愛どうせいあいhomosexuality; homosexual loveCommon
  • 信頼性しんらいせいcredibility; authenticity; confidence; reliabilityCommon

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 641 words that use 性.

  • 女性 じょせい woman; female
  • 男性 だんせい man; male
  • 性格 せいかく character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature
  • 必要性 ひつようせい necessity; need
  • 活性 かっせい activity

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