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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

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(ryō-, both) +‎ (-sei, nature)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(りょう)(せい) (ryōseiりやうせい (ryausei)?

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

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN