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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)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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理性

  1. reason; rationality

Adjective

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理性

  1. rational

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(せい) (risei

  1. reason; logic; rationality

References

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  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

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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理性 (iseong) (hangeul 이성)

  1. hanja form? of 이성 (rationality)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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理性

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