性

JLPT N3

Nature, character

Readings

On’yomi: セイ, ショウ (sei, shō)

Kun’yomi: さが (saga)

• さが – natural characteristic, disposition

Structure

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Vocabulary

性格

せいかく

personality

女性

じょせい

woman

男性

だんせい

man

必要性

ひつようせい

necessity

可能性

かのうせい

possibility

Example Sentences

性格が明るいです。

せいかくがあかるいです。

The personality is cheerful.

女性が多いです。

じょせいがおおいです。

There are many women.

男性です。

だんせいです。

He is a man.

必要性があります。

ひつようせいがあります。

There is necessity.

可能性があります。

かのうせいがあります。

There is possibility.

Cultural Note

👤 性 is widely used in Japanese to discuss gender, personality, and natural traits.
• Gender distinctions appear in 男性・女性.
• Personality or innate qualities are emphasized in terms like 性格 or 本性.
• It also appears in discussions of potential or capability (可能性) — showing how Japanese combines innate traits with possibility and outcome.