性 — sex, gender, nature

さが性 sex

U+6027 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 5 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #104 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1679 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

sex
gender
nature

word

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

相(あい) 性(しょう) aishou compatibility

せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

性(せい) sei nature 女(じょ) 性(せい) josei woman 男(だん) 性(せい) dansei male 性(せい) 格(かく) seikaku personality 個(こ) 性(せい) kosei individuality 活(かっ) 性(せい) kassei activity 性(せい) 能(のう) seinou performance 性(せい) 質(しつ) seishitsu nature 特(とく) 性(せい) tokusei characteristic 感(かん) 性(せい) kansei sensitivity 属(ぞく) 性(せい) zokusei attribute 理(り) 性(せい) risei reason 性(せい) 別(べつ) seibetsu sex 性(せい) 的(てき) seiteki sexual 知(ち) 性(せい) chisei intellect

Stroke order

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