優性
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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優 | 性 |
ゆう Grade: 6 |
せい Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
editFrom 優 (yū, “superior”) + 性 (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.
Pronunciation
editNoun
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editAntonyms
edit- (until 2017) 劣性 (ressei, “recessiveness”)
- (since 2017) 潜性 (sensei, “recessiveness”)
References
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- Japanese terms spelled with 優 read as ゆう
- Japanese terms spelled with 性 read as せい
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- Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji
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