性質

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See also: 性质

Chinese

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sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
hostage; substance; nature
hostage; substance; nature; quality
 
trad. (性質)
simp. (性质)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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性質

  1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
    凡事搞清楚性質不至於出錯 [MSC, trad.]
    凡事搞清楚性质不至于出错 [MSC, simp.]
    Fánshì yào xiān gǎo qīngchǔ xìngzhì cái bùzhìyú chūcuò. [Pinyin]
    An understanding of the nature of things is needed to avoid making mistakes.

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (性質):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
しつ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(しつ) (seishitsu

  1. a person's nature or disposition
    (かれ)性質(せいしつ)()い。
    Kare wa seishitsu ga yoi.
    He is goodnatured.
  2. original characteristic of a thing; a property; a nature
    この仕事(しごと)性質(せいしつ)()らなかった。
    Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.
    I didn't know the nature of this job.

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

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性質 (seongjil) (hangeul 성질)

  1. hanja form? of 성질 (temper, nature, quality)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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性質

  1. chữ Hán form of tính chất (property, nature, characteristic).