脆性

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Chinese

 
brittle; fragile; crisp
brittle; fragile; crisp; clear and loud voice; neat
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (脆性)
simp. #(脆性)

Pronunciation


Noun

脆性

  1. brittleness; fragility

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜい
Hyōgaiji
せい
Grade: 5
kan’yōon kan’on
Alternative spelling
ぜい性
 脆性 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぜい)(せい) (zeiseiぜいせい (zeisei)?

  1. brittleness

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

脆性 (chwiseong) (hangeul 취성)

  1. Hanja form? of 취성.