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根性

根性

Chinese

		radical (chem.); root; basis	sex; nature; surname sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad. (根性)		根	性

Noun

根性

one's nature; one's disposition

Japanese

Kanji in this term
根	性
こん Grade: 3	しょう > じょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): [kõ̞nd͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

根性 ‎(hiragana こんじょう, romaji konjō)

guts, willpower, spirit, grit
one's nature, one's disposition

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gēnxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄣㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ sing³
Min Nan (POJ): kin-sèng / kun-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gēnxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄣㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /kən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan¹ sing³
  - Yale: gān sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ sing³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-sèng / kun-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: kin-sìng / kun-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kinsexng, kunsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kin³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/, /kun³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/