優性
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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優 | 性 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From 優 (yū, “superior”) + 性 (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.
Antonyms
- (until 2017) 劣性 (ressei, “recessiveness”)
- (since 2017) 潜性 (sensei, “recessiveness”)
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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