根性

根性

Chinese

		radical (chem.); root; basis	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad. (根性)		根	性

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēnxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ sing³
• Min Nan (POJ): kin-sèng / kun-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gēnxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genshinq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gensìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ sing³
    • Yale: gān sing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ sing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ xing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-sèng / kun-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: kin-sìng / kun-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kinsexng, kunsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kin³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/, /kun³³ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

根性

1. one's nature; one's disposition

Derived terms

劣根性 (liègēnxìng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
根	性
こん Grade: 3	しょう > じょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [kõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

根性 (hiragana こんじょう, rōmaji konjō)

1. guts, willpower, spirit, grit
2. one's nature, one's disposition