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性

Sex

WaniKani level 14JLPT N3Joyo grade 5Top 500 · #1048 strokes

Meanings

Sex, Gender, Nature

On'yomi

せい、 しょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

さが

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 性

性 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

性 (Sex) is taught on WaniKani at level 14 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #104 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.

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