有性

Chinese
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (有性) 有 性
simp. #(有性) 有 性

Pronunciation

Adjective

有性

  1. (attributive) sexual

Derived terms
  • 有性生殖 (yǒuxìng shēngzhí)
  • 有性雜交／有性杂交

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
有 性
ゆう
Grade: 3		 せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ゆうせー [yùúséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːse̞ː]

Noun

有(ゆう)性(せい) • (yūsei) ←いうせい (iusei)?

  1. sexuality; sexual
  2. gendered
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
有 性
う
Grade: 3		 しょう
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うしょー [ùshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun

有(う)性(しょう) • (ushō) ←うしやう (usyau)?

  1. (Buddhism) having Buddha-nature
Antonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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