性 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「忄」
- On
- セイ・ショウせい・しょう · sei · shō
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- nature; character; gender
Stroke order
Origin
忄 "heart" plus 生 "to be born"; the disposition one is born with — hence "nature, character."
Readings and examples
| Onセイせいsei | 性質せいしつ理性りせい男性だんせい |
|---|---|
| Onショウしょうshō | 性分しょうぶん相性あいしょう根性こんじょう |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 性格せいかく
personality; character
- 男性だんせい
male; man
- 個性こせい
- 可能性かのうせい
- 水溶性すいようせい
- 慢性まんせい
- 悟性ごせい
- 性癖せいへき
Example
兄は明るい性格だ。
My older brother has a cheerful personality.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)