劣性
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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劣 | 性 |
れつ > れっ Grade: S |
せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From 劣 (retsu, “inferior”) + 性 (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
劣性 • (ressei) ←れつせい (retusei)?
- (biology, genetics) [until 2017] recessiveness
Synonyms edit
- (since 2017) 潜性 (sensei, “recessiveness”)