さが
one's nature
custom
property
characteristic
せい
sex
gender
* * *
I
さが【性】
**nature
〖U〗〖C〗《正式》[しばしば the ~] 性質, 本性.
II
―しょう【―性】
¶ → 健忘性
III
しょう【性】
¶貧乏は彼女の~に合わない
Poverty is alien to her nature.
IV
せい【性】
①[性別]
〔男女〕
gender
〖U〗〖C〗(社会的・文化的役割としての)性.
*sex
〖U〗〖C〗性, 性別, 男女[雌雄]の別《◆文法上の性は gender》; [集合的に;形容詞(句)を伴って] (一方の)性.
¶ → 性の
¶ → 性革命
¶ → 性教育
②[性欲]
〔性行為〕
*sex
〖U〗性的要素[事柄], 性行動, 性欲, 性衝動

have [take] a liberal attitude toward sex 性に対して偏見のない態度をとる

His attitude to sex is behind the times. 性に対する彼の考え方はひどく古めかしい.

▲a permissive society 性に関して寛大な社会.

¶ → 性衝動
¶ → 性生活
③[性質]
〔性格, 天性〕
**nature
〖U〗〖C〗《正式》[しばしば the ~]性質, 天性.
④[文法]
gender
〖U〗〖C〗〔文法〕(名詞・代名詞などの)性(の区分)

the masculine [feminine, neuter, common] gender 男[女, 中, 通]性.

* * *
I
さが【性】
〔性分〕 one's nature; 〔宿命〕 fate; destiny; 〔ならわし〕 a convention; the way sth is usually done.

●そう考えるのが君の性だ. It's in your nature to think that way. | Trust you to think like that!

・それが女[父親]の性だ. That's just the way women [fathers] are [think].

・これも浮世の性だ. That is just how things work [the way the world goes].

II
しょう【性】
1 〔性質〕 nature; disposition; 〔気質〕 temperament; 〔性格〕 character.

●凝り性 ⇒こりしょう

・冷え性 a physical constitution prone to poor circulation to the extremities, resulting in cold hands [feet, legs]

・心配性 a worrier's disposition; 《be of》 a worrying nature.

●…と性が合う be of a complementary nature [temperament, disposition] with…; be congenial with sb

・二人はぴったり性が合う. The two of them fit like hand in glove.

・彼とは全然性が合わない. He is totally different in cast from me.

性に合う be congenial to one; come natural to one; 〔風土などが〕 agree with one

・性に合う仕事 work [a job] that is congenial [suits one's temperament]

・私は何でも一人でやるのが性に合っている. Anything that involves working by myself is right 《米》 up my alley [《英》 in my line].

・性に合わない be uncongenial to one; be not 《米》 up one's alley [《英》 in one's line]; be not one's cup of tea; 〔風土などが〕 disagree with one

・その仕事は私の性に合わないと思う. I don't think the job is congenial.

・ぜいたくは彼の性に合わない. Luxury is alien to his nature. | Luxury isn't his cup of tea.

・ゴルフは僕の性に合わない. Golf goes against the grain with me. | Golf isn't my cup of tea.

性の合う友達同士 friends who are congenial.

2 〔品質〕 quality.

●この銀は性が悪い. This silver is of inferior quality.

性の悪い poor-quality; of poor quality.

III
せい【性】
1 〔男女の〕 sex. sexual adj.

●男[女, 中]性 the masculine [feminine, neuter] gender

・男女両性 ⇒りょうせい1.

性に目覚める be sexually awakened.

性の自由 sexual freedom

・性の解放 sexual liberation

・性の欲求[衝動] sexual desire; a sexual impulse

・性の目覚め a sexual awakening

・性の区別なく irrespective [without distinction] of sex.

性を意識している be sexually aware.

2 〔本性〕 nature.

●性純朴である be ingenuous by nature; possess a native innocence.

●人の性は善なり. Man is naturally good. | Everyone is born good.

3 【文法】 gender.
性衛生 sexual hygiene.
性革命 the sexual revolution.
性関係 sexual relations. [=性的関係 ⇒せいてき1]
性教育 ⇒せいきょういく.
性差別 ⇒せいさべつ.
性生活 one's sex(ual) life.
性転換 ⇒せいてんかん.
性犯罪 a sex [sexual] crime.
性表現 sexual expression; the expression of sexuality.
性風俗 the sexual manners of a culture.
性フェロモン sex pheromone.
性暴力 sexual abuse.
性本能 the sex instinct [urge]; sex drive.
性誘因物質 【生化】 〔性フェロモン〕 a sex attractant.
性労働 sex labor.

●性労働者 a sex worker.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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