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Kanji Information Sheet for 性 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: one's nature is the heart one is born with
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #104 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #104 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
JLPT N2 Words
- 性質 [せいしつ]
(n) nature; property; disposition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 性能 [せいのう]
(n) ability; efficiency [K] [D] [Jisho] - 性別 [せいべつ]
(n) distinction by sex; sex; gender [K] [D] [Jisho] - 酸性 [さんせい]
(n) acidity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 中性 [ちゅうせい]
(n) neuter gender; neutral (chem.); indifference; sterility [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 異性 [いせい]
(n) the opposite sex [K] [D] [Jisho] - 理性 [りせい]
(n) reason; sense [K] [D] [Jisho] - 知性 [ちせい]
(n) intelligence [K] [D] [Jisho] - 適性 [てきせい]
(n) aptitude [K] [D] [Jisho] - 個性 [こせい]
(n) individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 根性 [こんじょう]
(n,vs) will-power; guts; temper; nature; spirit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 惰性 [だせい]
(n) inertia; habit; momentum [K] [D] [Jisho] - 特性 [とくせい]
(n) special characteristic; special quality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 気性 [きしょう]
(n) disposition; temperament [K] [D] [Jisho] - 活性 [かっせい]
(n) active [K] [D] [Jisho] - 必要性 [ひつようせい]
(n) necessity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 急性 [きゅうせい]
(n) acute (e.g. illness) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 慢性 [まんせい]
(n) chronicity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 慢性的 [まんせいてき]
(adj-na) chronic [K] [D] [Jisho] - 同性 [どうせい]
(n) same sex; homosexuality; homogeneity; congeniality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 同性愛 [どうせいあい]
(n) homosexual love [K] [D] [Jisho] - 無性に [むしょうに]
(adv) excessively; very much [K] [D] [Jisho] - 野性 [やせい]
(adj-no,n) wild (nature); uncouth; rough; unpolished [K] [D] [Jisho] - 陽性 [ようせい]
(n) positivity [K] [D] [Jisho] - 凝り性 [こりしょう]
(adj-na,n) fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 品性 [ひんせい]
(n) character [K] [D] [Jisho] - 将来性 [しょうらいせい]
(n) future prospects; promise [K] [D] [Jisho] - 高性能 [こうせいのう]
(adj-na,n) high efficiency; high fidelity; high power [K] [D] [Jisho] - 習性 [しゅうせい]
(n) trait [K] [D] [Jisho] - 母性 [ぼせい]
(n) maternal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 本性 [ほんしょう]
(n) true character; real nature [K] [D] [Jisho] - 相性 [あいしょう]
(n) affinity; compatibility [K] [D] [Jisho] - 国民性 [こくみんせい]
(n) national traits or character; nationality [K] [D] [Jisho] - 性急 [せいきゅう]
(adj-na,n) impatience; a quick temper [K] [D] [Jisho] - 性教育 [せいきょういく]
(n) sex education [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.