個性

個性

See also: 个性

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (個性)		個	性
simp. (个性)		个	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gèxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ sing³
• Min Nan (POJ): kò-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gèxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehshinq
    • IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: go³ sing³
    • Yale: go sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go³ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: go³ xing³
    • IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ sɪŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: kò-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koirsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

個性

1. disposition, character

Synonyms

• 性格 (xìnggé)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
個	性
こ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こ​せー [kóꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞se̞ː]

Noun

個性 (hiragana こせい, rōmaji kosei)

1. individuality, individual personality, originality

   一人一人 (ひとりひとり)の個 (こ)性 (せい)を生 (い)かす

   hitori hitori no kosei o ikasu

   make use of each person's originality

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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Korean

Hanja in this term
個	性

Noun

個性 • (gaeseong) (hangeul 개성)

1. Hanja form^? of 개성 (“individuality; distinction”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
個	性

Noun

個性

1. Hán tự form of cá tính (“personality; individuality”).