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性せい

nature; sex

Noun

私わたくし、心配しんぱい性せいなんです。

I'm very worried.

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Parts of speech

Noun · Noun used as a suffix

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Same reading, another word

せいせい — fault; cause Word card → Source
正せい — (logical) true ; regular Word card → Source
背せい — Size (status) Word card → Source

English dictionary meanings

nature (of a person)
sex
gender
sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)
-ty
-ity
-ness
-cy

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