meaning'sex, gender, nature'
 onyomiセイ, ショウ
 kunyomiさが
termpronunciationEnglish
じょせいlady
せいsex, gender
せいべつdistinction by sex, sex, gender
ちゅうせいneuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference
せいかくcharacter, personality
りせいreason
だんせいman, male
かのうせいchance (likelihood)
せいのうability, efficiency
ていしつ(a) nature, (a) disposition, (a) character
さんせいacidity
いちらんせいそうせいじidentical twins
しんらいせいcredibility, authenticity, confidence, reliability
こせいindividuality, personality, idiosyncrasy
りょうはせいseaworthiness
とくめいせいanonymity
かそせいplasticity
かたんせいmalleability
どうせいあいhomosexual love
だとうせいvalidity, verification, propriety
じっせんりせいpractical reason or ethics
じっせんりせいひはんCritique of Practical Reason (Kant)
しょうらいせいfuture prospects, promise
ひつようせいnecessity
きゅうせいacute (e.g. illness)
せいへきdisposition, inclination, characteristic, idiosyncrasy
ごせいwisdom, understanding
だせいinertia, habit, momentum
かんせいsensitivity, sensitiveness, sense
まんせいchronicity, chronic
まんせいてきchronic
きはつせいvolatile
ほうしゃせいradioactive
ふへんだとうせいability to fit into any situation
ふへんせいcatholicity, universality
しょくぶつせいしぼうvegetable fat
どくせいtoxicity, toxic, virulence, virulent
すいようせいwater-soluble
かっせいactivity
かっせいたんactivated charcoal
りゅうこうせいかんぼうinfluenza, flu
かいしょうresourcefulness, ability
じせいmagnetism
ねんせいviscosity
しゅうせいtrait
たいきゅうせいdurability
たいせいresistance (e.g. to antibiotics)
たいせいきんantibiotic-resistant bacteria
かいせきせいanalyticity (physics)
きじゅつてきだとうせいdescriptive adequacy
せつめいてきだとうせいexplanatory adequacy
さんせいどじょうacid soil
いんせいnegative
ようせいpositivity
しせいfemale
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