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Definition and Synonyms for 本性
| 1. | 性状 | その人特有の行動や反応を決定する感情的、知的特質の複合体 |
| Nature | the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions | |
| Synonyms: | げ, きっぷ, ネイチャー, 人となり, 天性, 天機, 天資, 天質, 幹, 心ばえ, 心根, 性, 性, 性, 性, 性分, 性情, 性根, 性根, 性格, 性状, 性癖, 性質, 持ち前, 本性, 柄, 柄, 柄, 根, 根, 根性, 毛色, 気, 気, 気, 気分, 気心, 気性, 気稟, 気立て, 気象, 気質, 生来, 真性, 禀性, 稟性, 稟質, 素質, 資性, 資質, 賦性, 質, 質, 質 | |
| 2. | キャラクタ | それによって何かが認められる必須の特性または特徴 |
| Nature | the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized | |
| Synonyms: | キャラクター, 個性, 性格, 性状, 性質, 本性, 本質, 質, 質, 質 |
Meanings for each kanji in 本性
| » | 本 | book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things |
| » | 性 | sex; gender; nature |
Categories 本性 is a member of
| 1. | 習性 | その人個人の性質の際立った特徴 |
| Trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | |
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| 2. | 性状 | 人や物の本質的で特徴的な属性 |
| Quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | |
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Sample Sentences for 本性
人間は一本のアシに過ぎず、その本性はきわめて弱いが、人間は考える葦である。
Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed.
時代は変わるだろうが、人間の本性は変わらないものだ。
Times may change, but human nature stay the same.
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