顕性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顕	性
けん Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
顯性 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 顕(けん) (ken, “conspicuous”) + 性(せい) (sei, “nature”). Compare 顕在(けんざい) (kenzai).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんせー [kèńséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

顕(けん)性(せい) • (kensei) ^{←けんせい (kensei)?}

1. (biology, genetics, since 2017) dominance

Synonyms

• (until 2017) 優性(ゆうせい) (yūsei, “dominance”)

Antonyms

• (until 2017) 劣性(れっせい) (ressei, “recessiveness”)
• (since 2017) 潜性(せんせい) (sensei, “recessiveness”)