個性

See also: 个性

Chinese

		(a measure word); individual	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (個性)		個	性
simp. (个性)		个	性

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gèxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): go³ sing³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kò-sèng

(Teochew, Peng'im): go⁶ sên³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gèxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gèsìng
  - Wade–Giles: ko⁴-hsing⁴
  - Yale: gè-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehshinq
  - Palladius: гэсин (gɛsin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: go³ sing³
  - Yale: go sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: go³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: go³ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ sɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: kò-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koirsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: go⁶ sên³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kŏ sèⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ²¹³/

Noun

個性

Synonyms

(individuality):

人格 (réngé)
性格 (xìnggé)
情性 (qíngxìng) (literary)
秉性 (bǐngxìng)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “peculiarity”): 共性 (gòngxìng)

Derived terms

個性化 / 个性化 (gèxìnghuà)
個性難改 / 个性难改

Japanese

Kanji in this term
個	性
こ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こせー [kóꜜsèè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞se̞ː]

Noun

個(こ)性(せい) • (kosei)

individuality, individual personality, originality
一人一人(ひとりひとり)の個(こ)性(せい)を生(い)かす
hitori hitori no kosei o ikasu
make use of each person's originality

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
個	性

Noun

個性 • (gaeseong) (hangeul 개성)

hanja form^? of 개성 (“individuality; distinction”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
個	性

Noun

個性

chữ Hán form of cá tính (“personality; individuality”)