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性 means 'sex'
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Kun さが sex, gender, nature
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 性 is used 27 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 性 is used 1657 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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セイ
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. woman; female2. feminine gender (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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ショウ
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(read as じょう)
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さが
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noun
1. one's nature; one's destiny2. custom; tradition; habit
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セイ ショウ life なま raw いかす to enliven いきる to live いける to arrange flowers うまれる to be born うむ to give birth to き pure, undiluted おう to grow, to sprout はえる to grow, to sprout はやす to grow, cultivate
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