# 性 sex / essential nature

(leftheart) + 生 (life / birth) Same-ON
★★★★★
8 strokes
SUF

## Onyomi

SEI, SHOU | SAY you'll SHOW me the sex!

## Mnemonic

| Sex is the part of life closest to the heart.

## Jukugo

可能性(かのうせい) の or が | possibility ★★★★☆ 可 (possible) + 能 (talent) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 可能性 (possibility)
女性(じょせい) | female ★★★☆☆ 女 (woman) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 女性 (female) female - emphasizes biology, (sex, rather than gender).
男性(だんせい) | male ★★★☆☆ 男 (man) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 男性 (male)
XXX 性(せい) | -ity ★★★☆☆ SUF SUFFIX which turns an adjective into a noun: possible+性=possibility. creative+性=creativity. 男性　＝ man, but 男性性＝ masculinity.
性病(せいびょう) | STD ★☆☆☆☆ 性 (sex / essential nature) + 病 (sick kanji) = 性病 (STD) what you got from your pops.

## Synonyms

capability, talent 性能 才能 能力
girl, woman, female 女性 女の人 嬢 乙女 女の子 女子
guts 闘志 根性 意地
personality 性格 性質 品性