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人性

人性

Chinese

man; person; people
 
sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad.
(人性)
alt. forms 儂性侬性 (lâng-sèng) Min Nan

Noun

人性

  1. human nature

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 人性 (ȵiɪn siᴇŋH).

Pronunciation

Noun

人性 (hiragana じんせい, romaji jinsei)

  1. human nature

Derived terms

  • 人性論的証明 (じんせいろんてきしょうめい) (jinseironteki shōmei, anthropological argument)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9