Illustration: At the entrance to a Japanese neighborhood hall during rain, several unrelated visitors pause to shake and fold their umbrellas carefully before stepping indoors. Farther inside, other visitors independently straighten displaced shoes and make room for newcomers.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

国こく民みん性せい

kokuminsei

national character

Example sentences

  1. そもそも、民族性みんぞくせいや国民性こくみんせいなどを強引ごういんに個人こじんへと当あてはめる事ことは、行いきすぎれば偏見へんけんに繋つながりかねず、危険きけんな行為こういである。

    In the first place, to apply a racial characteristic or a national characteristic to an individual high-handedly can bring out a prejudice if it goes too far, so it is a dangerous action.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. それゆえ、この国くにに棲すむ人々ひとびとは四季しきの移うつろいに敏感びんかんで、穏おだやかではあるが自然しぜんに対たいして感受性かんじゅせいの鋭するどい国民性こくみんせいが育はぐくまれた。

    As a result, the people of this country became sensitive to the changing seasons, and a gentle national character keenly attuned to nature developed.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 友人ゆうじんは、挨拶あいさつの仕方しかたに国民性こくみんせいが表あらわれると言いった。

    My friend said that national character shows in how people greet each other.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 国民性

  • 国countryOnコクKunくに
  • 民people; nationOnミンKunたみ
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが

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