性善

Chinese

sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity good
trad. (性善)
simp. #(性善)

Pronunciation


Noun

性善

  1. (philosophy) good human nature; the theory that people are good by nature

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Japanese

Etymology 1

    Kanji in this term
    せい
    Grade: 5
    ぜん
    Grade: 6
    on'yomi

    Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーぜん [sèézéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [se̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

    Noun

    (せい)(ぜん) • (seizenせいぜん (seizen)?

    1. the fundamental virtue of man
    Antonyms
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Kanji in this term
      しょう
      Grade: 5
      ぜん
      Grade: 6
      on'yomi

      Pronunciation

      • (Tokyo) しょーぜん [shòózéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
      • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːzẽ̞ɴ]

      Noun

      (しょう)(ぜん) • (shōzenしやうぜん (syauzen)?

      1. (Buddhism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN