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人間性 (にんげんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人にん間げん性せい

に

ん

げ

ん

せ

い

Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

noun

humanity; human nature

Refers to the essential qualities, character, or nature of human beings, often in philosophical, ethical, or psychological contexts.

彼かれの行こう動どうには人にん間げん性せいの深ふかさが表あらわれている。
His actions reveal the depth of human nature.
戦

せん

争そう

は

人にん

間げん

性せい

の

暗くら

い

側そく

面めん

を

浮う

き

彫ぼ

り

に

する

。

War highlights the dark side of humanity.

Kanji

人person
間interval, space
性sex, gender, nature

Similar words

人にん間げん
人間 is the concrete noun for 'human being' or 'person', while 人間性 refers to the abstract quality of being human or human nature.
人じん性せい
人性 is a less common synonym for human nature, often used in more formal or academic contexts; 人間性 is the everyday term.

Etymology

Compound of 人間 (human being) and 性 (nature, character). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used in modern Japanese to express the concept of human nature.