両性

両性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
両	性
りょう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
kan’on

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) りょーせー [ryòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

両性 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 兩性, hiragana りょうせい, rōmaji ryōsei, historical hiragana りやうせい)

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

Derived terms

• 両性酸化物 (りょうせいさんかぶつ) (ryōsei sankabutsu, “amphoteric oxide”)

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