両性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両 性
りょう
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
兩性 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

両 (ryō-, “both”) +‎ 性 (-sei, “nature”)

Pronunciation

Noun

両(りょう)性(せい) • (ryōsei) ←りやうせい (ryausei)?

  1. male and female
  2. two natures
  3. (chemistry) amphoteric

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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