硬性
Chinese
hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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simp. and trad. (硬性) | 硬 | 性 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
硬性
- rigid; stiff; inflexible
Antonyms
- 軟性/软性 (ruǎnxìng)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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硬 | 性 |
こう Grade: S | せい Grade: 5 |
kan’yōon | kan’on |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーせー [kòóséé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːse̞ː]
Noun
硬性 • (kōsei) ←かうせい (kausei)?
- hardness, the quality of being hard or stiff
- (of a person) rigidness, obstinance, being resistant to heeding the opinions of others
Derived terms
- 硬性癌 (kōseigan)
- 硬性下疳 (kōsei gekan)
- 硬性憲法 (kōsei kenpō)
See also
- かたい (katai, “hard; stiff; rigid”, adjective)
- 軟性 (nansei, “the quality of being soft; a flexible disposition”)
References
- 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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硬 | 性 |
Noun
硬性 • (gyeongseong) (hangeul 경성)
- Hanja form? of 경성.