性質

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

性質 (hiragana せいしつ, romaji seishitsu)

  1. natural characteristic of a person; a nature; a disposition
    彼は性質良い
    かれはせいしつがよい。
    kare ha seishitsu ga yoi.
    He is good-natured.
  2. original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature
    この仕事性質知らなかった。
    このしごとのせいしつをしらなかった。
    kono shigoto no seishitsu wo shira nakat ta
    I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms [edit]

  • 気性 (きしょう, kishō) (1.)

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 性质
trad.

Noun [edit]

性質 (traditional, Pinyin xìngzhì, simplified 性质)

  1. character; nature; quality

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