潜性

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
潛性 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (せん) (sen, latent) + (せい) (sei, nature). Compare 潜在(せんざい) (senzai).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せん)(せい) (senseiせんせい (sensei)?

  1. (biology, genetics) recessiveness
  2. (by extension): latency, hiddenness, invisibility

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN