A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

Sex ; Gender ; Nature

Readings on: セイ・ショウ
Kun readings: さが

性せい — nature; sex

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 男性だんせい — male; male Word card → Source
• 女性じょせい — female; female; female Word card → Source
• 性格せいかく — Character; temperament Word card → Source
• 酸性さんせい — acidity Source
• 理性りせい — the reason Source
• 陽性ようせい — positivity Source