Chinese edit

water; river sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(水性)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

水性

  1. swimming ability
  2. characteristics of a body of water

Adjective edit

水性

  1. (attributive) aqueous; water-based

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (水性):
  • Japanese: 水性(すいせい) (suisei)
  • Korean: 수성(水性) (suseong)

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
すい
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(すい)(せい) (suisei

  1. the quality of being aqueous, water-based, or water-soluble[2]
Antonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
みず
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 5
yutōyomi

Noun edit

(みず)(しょう) (mizushō

  1. feminine flirtiness or fickleness[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  3. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998) 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN