性

Glyph origin
– nature, personal quality, hence of the heart.

Etymology
Derived from.

Definitions

 * 1) nature; character; personality
 * 2) sex; gender
 * 3)  gender
 * 4) sexual intercourse
 * 5) -ness; -ity
 * 1) -ness; -ity

Descendants
Others:

Kanji

 * 1) one's nature
 * 2) characteristic
 * 3) sex, gender
 * 4) content

Compounds

 * : intersex
 * : eros
 * : sexual intercourse
 * : character and conduct
 * : gender identity
 * : male
 * : identity
 * : sex, gender
 * : gender reassignment
 * , : female
 * : oiliness; oil-based
 * : sex, gender
 * : gender reassignment
 * , : female
 * : oiliness; oil-based
 * : sex, gender
 * : gender reassignment
 * , : female
 * : oiliness; oil-based
 * : gender reassignment
 * , : female
 * : oiliness; oil-based
 * : oiliness; oil-based

Etymology 1
From.

The goon, so the initial borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) the nature of something

Etymology 2
From.

The kan'on, so a later borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) sex, gender
 * 2)  gender

Suffix

 * 1) -ity, -ness, the nature of quality or something

Etymology 3
Probably from, although the ultimate derivation is unknown. Appears in ' and ' of the.

Noun

 * 1) one's nature
 * 2) characteristic