► 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:
- この重要性はどれ程強調してもし過ぎることはない ⇨ The importance of this cannot be overemphasized no matter how much you emphasize
- 可能性に満ちた若者 ⇨ Young people full of possibilities
- 五十代の女性の意見を集中的に集めた ⇨ We focused on collecting the opinions of women in their 50’s
- 私達は兄弟だが性格が全く合わない ⇨ We are siblings but don’t see eye to eye at all
- 性的嫌がらせ ⇨ Sexual harassment
- 地域経済を活性化するための政策 ⇨ A measure to energize, galvanize, the local economy
- 私は日頃からの健康管理の重要性を痛感した ⇨ I acutely felt the importance of daily health management
- この百年で女性の社会に於ける位置付けは大きく変わった ⇨ The position of women in the society has changed significantly in the last hundred years
- 彼は地方経済の活性化に尽力した ⇨ He worked hard to vitalize the local economy
- あの二人は双子なのに性格が正反対だ ⇨ Those two are twins but their personalities are direct, polar, opposite
- 彼は大変な凝り性だ ⇨ He is extremely detail-oriented
- 彼には何の知性も感じない ⇨ I don’t find any intellect in him
- そうなる可能性が全く無いという訳ではない ⇨ It is not that there is zero possibility for that to happen
- チョコレートが無性に食べたくなった ⇨ I’ve had an uncontrollable craving for chocolate
- その可能性は事実上皆無だ ⇨ That possibility is practically zero