noun

  1. nature (of a person), disposition, temperament, character.
  2. quality, inherent characteristic, property, nature, (chemical) behavior.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
性質 せいしつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sex, gender, nature
セイ ショウ さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
substance, quality, matter
シツ シチ ただ.す (5th, N4)
two axes(斤)
ギン ゴン シツ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)