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性

sex
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingさが
JōyōGrade 5
  1. nature (of a person)
  2. sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)

Popular Usage

女性男性性格酸性性質性能性別異性

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · life · This is Your Life · cell · drop (丶) · grow up

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1679

Compound words

女性じょせい
woman; female; feminine gender
男性だんせい
man; male; masculine gender
性格せいかく
character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature; characteristics
酸性さんせい
acidity; acidic
性質せいしつ
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character; quality
性能せいのう
ability; performance; efficiency
性別せいべつ
(distinction of) sex; gender
異性いせい
the opposite sex; isomerism
悪性あくせい
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
陰性いんせい
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
活性かっせい
activity; active
感性かんせい
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
気性きしょう
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
急性きゅうせい
acute (illness)
個性こせい
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character
根性こんじょう
willpower; guts; determination; grit; spirit
習性しゅうせい
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait; nature
性急せいきゅう
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient
性交せいこう
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
性向せいこう
inclination; tendency; nature; character
性行せいこう
character and conduct
性的せいてき
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
性病せいびょう
sexually transmitted disease; STD; sexually transmitted infection; STI; venereal disease
性分しょうぶん
nature; disposition

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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