水性
Chinese edit
water; river | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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simp. and trad. (水性) |
水 | 性 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
水性
- swimming ability
- characteristics of a body of water
Adjective edit
水性
- (attributive) aqueous; water-based
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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水 | 性 |
すい Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- the quality of being aqueous, water-based, or water-soluble[2]
Antonyms edit
- 油性 (yusei)
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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水 | 性 |
みず Grade: 1 |
しょう Grade: 5 |
yutōyomi |
Noun edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998) 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN