理性

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Chinese

to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
 sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(理性) 		理 性

Etymology

Attestable in ancient texts. Reborrowed from Japanese 理性(りせい) (risei).

Pronunciation

Noun

理性

  1. reason; rationality

Adjective

理性

  1. rational

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
理 性
り
Grade: 2 		せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

理(り)性(せい) • (risei) 

  1. reason; logic; rationality

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
理性

Noun

理性 • (iseong) (hangeul 이성)

  1. hanja form? of 이성 (“rationality”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
理性

Noun

理性

  1. chữ Hán form of lý tính (“rationality”).
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