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脆性

脆性

Chinese

 
brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat
 
sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
simp. and trad.
(脆性)

Noun

脆性

  1. brittleness; fragility

Antonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜい
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (t͡sʰiuᴇiH siᴇŋH).

Pronunciation

Noun

脆性 (hiragana ぜいせい, romaji zeisei)

  1. brittleness

Antonyms

References

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