EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; character

    彼は性質が頑固だ。
    He is obstinate in disposition.
  2. quality; inherent characteristic; property; nature; (chemical) behavior

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sex, gender, nature

Kun
さが
On
セイショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
104 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5, 1-1-7SKIP code
4k5.4The Kanji Dictionary
9501.0Four corner code
1172deroo
6027Unicode hex code
1-32-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1666Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1822New Nelson (John Haig)
299New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
357Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
222Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
266Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1558Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1679Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
199A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
564Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
280Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10478Morohashi
723A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
98Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
98Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
645sakade
535Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
745henshall3
690Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
119crowley
421Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
811Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1572Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing4Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

substance, quality, matter, temperament

Kun
たちただ.すもとわりふ
On
シツシチ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N4
Frequency
389 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-8-7, 2-13-2SKIP code
7b8.7The Kanji Dictionary
7280.6Four corner code
2661deroo
8ceaUnicode hex code
1-28-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4518Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5817New Nelson (John Haig)
2808New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3483Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1796Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2445Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1137Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1219Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
369A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2395Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
325Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36833Morohashi
699A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
176Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
176Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
628sakade
253Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
726henshall3
808Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
359crowley
238Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1737Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi2, zhi4Pinyin reading
jil, jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level