性 (Sei) is a Japanese noun meaning “nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)”.
Meanings
- nounnature (of a person)
- nounsex; gender
- nounsex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.)
- noungender
- noun suffix-ty; -ity; -ness; -cyindicating quality or condition
Examples
習い性となる。
Habit is second nature.
あの島は熱帯性気候です。
That island has a tropical climate.
彼らの思想には共通性がある。
There is a community of thought between them.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).