性善説

See also: 性善說 and 性善说

Japanese

Kanji in this term
性	善	説
せい Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
性善說 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 性善(せいぜん) (seizen) + 説(せつ) (setsu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːzẽ̞ɰ̃se̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

性(せい)善(ぜん)説(せつ) • (seizensetsu) 

1. the theory that people are intrinsically virtuous

Antonyms

• 性悪説(せいあくせつ) (seiakusetsu)