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性

Kanji 性: meaning "nature, sex", readings, stroke order

The kanji 性 means "nature, sex". On'yomi: セイ、ショウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
nature, sex
On'yomi
セイショウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 性

  • 男性 だんせい — man; male
  • 女性 じょせい — woman
  • 酸性 さんせい — acidity
  • 性 せい — sex, gender
  • 性質 せいしつ — nature, property, disposition
  • 慢性 まんせい — Chronic
  • 急性 きゅうせい — Acute
  • 性能 せいのう — ability, capability
  • 性別 せいべつ — sex, gender
  • 中性 ちゅうせい — neuter gender, neutral
  • 必然性 ひつぜんせい — Necessity
  • 蓋然性 がいぜんせい — Probability

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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