JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 性: "sex, gender, nature"
The kanji 性 means "sex, gender, nature". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi and さが in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さが
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sex, gender, nature |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 104 of 2,501 |
Common words with 性
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 女性woman; female · feminine gender
- 可能性possibility; chance; likelihood; probability · potential; potentiality; promise
- 男性man; male · masculine gender
- 性格character (of a person); personality; disposition; nature · characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 性nature (of a person) · sex; gender
- 性質nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character · quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature
- 理性reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
- 可能性が高いtrès probable, fort possible
- 相性affinité, compatibilité, entente
- 性能ability; performance; efficiency
- 根性willpower; guts; determination; grit · character; nature; disposition; personality
- 異性the opposite sex · isomerism
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