- 性
- 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】¶ → 心配性の人¶ → 健忘性IIIしょう【性】¶ → 性に合う¶ → 性に合った本¶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¶ → 性染色体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¶ → 性に目覚めた少女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].
II・これも浮世の性だ. That is just how things work [the way the world goes].
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.
III●性の悪い poor-quality; of poor quality.
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.