個性

See also: 个性

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (個性)		個	性
simp. (个性)		个	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ sing³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kò-sèng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): go⁶ sên³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gèxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gèsìng
    • Wade–Giles: ko⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: gè-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehshinq
    • Palladius: гэсин (gɛsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ sing³
    • Yale: go sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ sɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: kò-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koirsexng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: go⁶ sên³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kŏ sèⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ²¹³/

Noun

個性

1. individuality; disposition; character; personality
2. (philosophy) peculiarity

Synonyms

• (individuality):

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• 人格 (réngé)
• 性格 (xìnggé)
• 情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
• 秉性 (bǐngxìng)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “peculiarity”): 共性 (gòngxìng)

Derived terms

• 個性化 / 个性化 (gèxìnghuà)
• 個性難改 / 个性难改

Japanese

Kanji in this term
個	性
こ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞se̞ː]
• (Tokyo) こせー [kóꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

個(こ)性(せい) • (kosei) 

1. individuality, individual personality, originality

   一人一人(ひとりひとり)の個(こ)性(せい)を生(い)かす

   hitori hitori no kosei o ikasu

   make use of each person's originality

References

• “個性”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
個	性

Noun

個性 • (gaeseong) (hangeul 개성)

1. hanja form^? of 개성 (“individuality; distinction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
個	性

Noun

個性

1. chữ Hán form of cá tính (“personality; individuality”)