性質

See also: 性质

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

Pronunciation

Noun

性質

  1. character; nature; intrinsic quality; essence
    凡事要先搞清楚性質才不至於出錯。 [MSC, trad.]
    凡事要先搞清楚性质才不至于出错。 [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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (性質):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
性 質
せい
Grade: 5		 しつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せーしつ [sèéshítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːɕit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

性(せい)質(しつ) • (seishitsu) 

  1. a person's nature or disposition
    彼(かれ)は性質(せいしつ)が良(よ)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)の性質(せいしつ)を知(し)らなかった。
    Kono shigoto no seishitsu o shiranakatta.
    I didn't know the nature of this job.

Synonyms

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

Korean
Hanja in this term
性質

Noun

性質 • (seongjil) (hangeul 성질)

  1. Hanja form? of 성질 (“temper, nature, quality”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
性質

Noun

性質

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