► 成句
骨 [(2)ほね] [骨の有る] [coll] meaning: character rank: 4
☆ あいつは骨の有る奴だ ⇨ He is a man with bones, a strong backbone, character
► 名詞
根性 [(1)こんじょう] meaning: character rank: 1
☆ お前の根性を叩き直してやる ⇨ I’m gonna straighten up your character
☆ お前は根性が曲がっている ⇨ You are twisted at the core (☛ Literally means “root nature”)
柄 [(2)がら] meaning: character rank: 2
☆ 彼女は恥ずかしがるような柄ではない ⇨ She’s not a shy type
☆ 柄の悪い男 ⇨ A man with a hoodlum-like attitude
気質 [(1)かたぎ] meaning: character rank: 4
☆ 昔気質の人、職人気質の人 ⇨ A person with an old-school mentality, a workmanlike mentality (☛ Usually positive qualities)
歯応え [(2)はごたえ] meaning: character rank: 4
☆ あいつは全く歯応えの無い奴だ ⇨ He’s a guy with no crunchy feel, flair, spirit. He is boring (☛ Literally “feel on your teeth”)
品性 [(1)ひんせい] meaning: character rank: 4
☆ 彼の品性を疑ってしまう ⇨ I question his character (☛ Class, uprightness)
► 接尾辞
柄 [(2)がら] meaning: character rank: 3
☆ 国語教師という仕事柄、人の言葉遣いが非常に気になる ⇨ Being a Japanese teacher, I can’t help noticing people’s use of the language