異性

See also: 异性

Chinese

different; unusual; strange sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (異性)
simp. (异性)

Pronunciation


Noun

異性

  1. the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi kan’on

Pronunciation

Noun

()(せい) • (isei) 

  1. the opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
  2. (chemistry, physics) isomerism (phenomenon of the existence of isomers)

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

異性 • (iseong) (hangeul 이성)

  1. Hanja form? of 이성 (opposite sex).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

異性

  1. chữ Hán form of dị tính (heterosexual).
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