人性

Chinese
man; person; people sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(人性)		 人 性
alternative forms 儂性／侬性 (lâng-sèng) Min Nan

Pronunciation 1

Noun

人性

  1. human nature; humanity
Synonyms
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

Noun

人性

  1. normal human feelings; reason
Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
人 性
じん
Grade: 1		 せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 人性 (ȵiɪn siᴇŋH).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) じんせー [jìńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

人(じん)性(せい) • (jinsei) 

  1. human nature

Derived terms
  • 人性論的証明(じんせいろんてきしょうめい) (jinseironteki shōmei, “anthropological argument”)

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

Korean
Hanja in this term
人性

Noun

人性 • (inseong) (hangeul 인성)

  1. Hanja form? of 인성 (“quality of one's character”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
人性

Noun

人性

  1. chữ Hán form of nhân tính (“humanity; human nature”).
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