根性
Chinese
| radical (chem.); root; basis | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (根性) |
根 | 性 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gēnxìng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gensìng
- Wade–Giles: kên1-hsing4
- Yale: gēn-syìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genshinq
- Palladius: гэньсин (gɛnʹsin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gan1 sing3
- Yale: gān sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: gan1 sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: gen1 xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kin-sèng / kun-sèng
- Tâi-lô: kin-sìng / kun-sìng
- Phofsit Daibuun: kinsexng, kunsexng
- IPA (Xiamen): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kin³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/, /kun³³ siɪŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/, /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
根性
- one's nature; one's disposition
Derived terms
- 劣根性 (liègēnxìng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 根 | 性 |
| こん Grade: 3 |
しょう > じょう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
根性 • (konjō)
Derived terms
- 根性を入れ換える (konjō o irekaeru)
Descendants
- → Korean: 곤조 (gonjo)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “こん‐じょう［‥ジャウ］ 【根性】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 根 | 性 |
Noun
根性 • (geunseong) (hangeul 근성)
- hanja form? of 근성 (“nature, disposition; guts”)