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水性
水性
Chinese
| water; river | sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
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simp. and trad. (水性) |
水 | 性 | |
Noun
水性
- swimming ability
- characteristics of a body of water
Adjective
水性
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 水 | 性 |
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すい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
水性 (hiragana すいせい, romaji suisei)
- the quality of being aqueous, water-based, or water-soluble[1]
Antonyms
- 油性 (yusei)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 水 | 性 |
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みず Grade: 1 |
しょう Grade: 5 |
| yutōyomi | |
Noun
水性 (hiragana みずしょう, romaji mizushō)
References
- ↑ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
- ↑ 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112