潜性
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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潜 | 性 |
せん Grade: S | せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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潛性 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 潜 (sen, “latent”) + 性 (sei, “nature”). Compare 潜在 (senzai).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せんせー [sèńséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]
Noun
潜性 • (sensei) ←せんせい (sensei)?
- (biology, genetics, since 2017) recessiveness
Synonyms
- (until 2017) 劣性 (ressei, “recessiveness”)
Antonyms
- (until 2017) 優性 (yūsei, “dominance”)
- (since 2017) 顕性 (kensei, “dominance”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN