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
Min Nan (POJ): kò-sèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gèxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gehshinq
  - IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: go³ sing³
  - Yale: go sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: go³ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: go³ xing³
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔː³³ sɪŋ³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò-sèng
  - Tâi-lô: kò-sìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koirsexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ko²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪŋ²¹/

Noun

個性

disposition, character

Synonyms

性格 (xìnggé)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

個性 (hiragana こせい, rōmaji 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

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
個	性

Noun

個性 • (gaeseong) (hangeul 개성)

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

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
個	性

Noun

個性

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

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