Moto 性: Sex; Gender; NatureKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- さが
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 1,876 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・ショウ)
- 可能性かのうせいpotentiality; likelihood
- 女性じょせいwoman; female
- 男性だんせいman; male
- 必要性ひつようせいnecessity
- 性格せいかくcharacter (of a person); personality
- 個性こせいindividuality; personality
- 活性かっせいactive
- 急性きゅうせいacute (illness)
- 放射性ほうしゃせいradioactive
- 性能せいのうability; performance
- 感性かんせいsensitivity; sensitiveness
- 生産性せいさんせいproductivity
- 酸性さんせいacidity
- 性別せいべつgender; distinction of sex
- 特性とくせいspecial characteristic; special quality
- 性質せいしつnature; property
- 慢性まんせいchronic (illness)
- 同性愛どうせいあいhomosexual love
- 性的せいてき(relating to) gender
- 信頼性しんらいせいcredibility; authenticity
- 毒性どくせいtoxicity; virulence
- 人間性にんげんせいhumanity; human nature
- 高性能こうせいのうhigh efficiency; high performance
- 将来性しょうらいせいfuture prospects; promise
- 相性あいしょうaffinity; compatibility
- 異性いせいthe opposite sex
- 性急せいきゅうhasty; rash
- 性教育せいきょういくsex education
- 理性りせいreason; reasoning power
- 根性こんじょうwillpower; guts
- 知性ちせいintelligence
- 性向せいこうinclination; tendency
- 中性子ちゅうせいしneutron
- 慢性的まんせいてきchronic
- 耐性たいせいresistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 悪性あくせいmalignant (cancer); virulent
- 感受性かんじゅせいsensitivity; susceptibility
- 母性ぼせいmotherhood; maternity
- 社会性しゃかいせいsociality
- 習性しゅうせいhabit
- 国民性こくみんせいnational traits or character; nationality
- 陽性ようせいpositivity
- 適性てきせいaptitude; aptness
- 同性どうせいsame sex
- 品性ひんせいcharacter
- 性行せいこうcharacter and conduct
- 老人性ろうじんせいsenile
- 耐久性たいきゅうせいdurability
- アルカリ性アルカリせいalkalinity; alkaline
- 一卵性双生児いちらんせいそうせいじidentical twins
- 両性りょうせいboth sexes
- 中性ちゅうせいneutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference
- 個性的こせいてきindividual; distinctive
- 先天性せんてんせいhereditary; congenital
- 冷え性ひえしょうsensitivity to cold
- 凝り性こりしょうfastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing
- 動物性どうぶつせいanimal (in nature)
- 危険性きけんせいriskiness; (level of) danger
- 可燃性かねんせいcombustibility; inflammability
- 可能性が高いかのうせいがたかいvery likely; very probable
Showing the 60 most common of 1,876 words. See them all in the graph.
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