Onyomi: ショウ, セイ · Kunyomi: さが · Meanings: gender, nature, sex
Kanji for gender, nature, sex
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性 is formed from the human radical 忄 on the left, and 生 on the right. The human radical relates to people or human nature, while 生 means life or growth. Together, they express the idea of the essential nature or character of a person. From this idea, 性 came to mean nature, character, or gender.
性 shows the human nature or character, meaning nature, character, or gender.
性 is used when referring to someone’s character, traits, or inherent nature. It represents the qualities that make up a person. Remember 性 as meaning “nature,” “character,” or “gender.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 性 | せい | nature (of a person) | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 性 | さが | one's nature, one's destiny | Noun |
| 性 | しょう | nature, disposition, temperament, character | Noun |
| 性 | なりくせ | disposition, nature, character | Noun |
| 性別 | せいべつ | (distinction of) sex, gender | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 性格 | せいかく | character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 性質 | せいしつ | nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, character | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 性能 | せいのう | ability, performance, efficiency | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 性欲 | せいよく | sexual desire, sex drive, lust | Noun |
| 性器 | せいき | genitals | Noun |