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How to say 'Gender' or 'Nature' in Japanese | 性

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The Japanese word for Gender or Nature is 'Sei', written as 性 in Japanese.'Gender' or 'Nature' in hiragana is せい.

    word

    Meaning

    Gender, Nature

    Reading

    せい

    sei

    Kanji

    Gender, Sex

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '性 (せい)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'gender', referring to the classification of being male or female. For example: gender equality「性の平等」(せいのびょうどう). The second meaning is 'nature', referring to the inherent characteristics or essence of something. For example: human nature「人間の性」(にんげんのせい). This word is often used in compound nouns to specify a particular type of nature or gender. It is important to distinguish between these two meanings based on the context in which the word is used.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    2793

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Gender, Sex

Words Related to Through the Kanji

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 性 as well.

  • word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    男性

    Meaning

    Male

  • word

    性格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    性質

    Meaning

    Nature, Property

  • word

    性別

    Meaning

    Gender

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    個性

    Meaning

    Individuality

  • word

    異性

    Meaning

    Opposite sex

  • word

    活性

    Meaning

    Activation

  • word

    理性

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    性能

    Meaning

    Performance

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

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What does 'Sei' (性) mean?

'Sei' means 'Gender' or 'Nature' .

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