► 名詞
性 [(1)せい] meaning: sex rank: 2
☆ 性行為 ⇨ A sexual act
性 [しょう] [性に合う] meaning: personality rank: 3
☆ 上司にへいこらするのは自分の性に合わない ⇨ It’s not my personality, in me, to brown-nose my boss
性 [(1)さが] [liter] meaning: characteristic rank: 4
☆ 強欲なのは人間の悲しい性だ ⇨ Greediness is a sad nature of humans
► 接尾辞
性 [しょう] meaning: personality rank: 2
☆ 彼女は心配性だ ⇨ She tends to worry too much
性 [せい] [tech] meaning: characteristic rank: 2
☆ この合併の合法性に疑問がある ⇨ There is a question over the legality of this merger
☆ 新型車は安全性が向上した ⇨ The new car has improved safety
☆ 耐久性の高い塗装 ⇨ Paint with high durability
☆ 銅は導電性が高い ⇨ Copper has high electrical conductivity
More examples:
- 気性の激しい、荒い、人 ⇨ A person with rough temperament
- 計画の現実性を疑問視する声が少なからずある ⇨ There is a fair amount of skepticism about the practicality of the project
- 彼女は性格の明るさが魅力だ ⇨ Her cheerful personality attracts others
- 消極的な性格 ⇨ A passive personality
- それが成功する可能性は低い ⇨ Its possibility of success is low
- あの投手はあの打者に相性が悪い ⇨ That pitcher hasn’t done well against that hitter
- 軽さと安全性を両立したヘルメット ⇨ A helmet that realized lightness and safety without any compromise
- 彼の証言は信憑性に欠ける ⇨ His testimony lacks credibility
- 彼はドーピング検査で陽性となった ⇨ He return a positive result in a doping test
- 本田車は高い信頼性で定評がある ⇨ Honda cars have a reputation of high reliability
- 彼は相手の女性に腰の使い方が下手と言われた ⇨ He was told by a woman that he was not using his hip right
- 陰険な性格 ⇨ Passive-aggressive, scheming, spiteful personality
- 水性絵の具 ⇨ Water-based paints
- 彼は複数の女性と重婚していた ⇨ He was committing polygamy with multiple women
- 信頼性の高いエンジン ⇨ A reliable, durable, engine