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Kanji in this term
りょう
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 5
kan’on
Alternative spelling
兩性 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

(ryō-, both) +‎ (-sei, nature)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(りょう)(せい) (ryōseiりやうせい (ryausei)?

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN