Illustration: At a neighborhood clay workshop, four friends have received identical lumps of clay and each made a small cup. One has formed a precise straight-sided vessel, another a rounded cup covered in tiny animals, another an energetic crooked shape, and the last a restrained cup with one thumb indentation.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

個こ性せい

kosei

individuality, personality

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれはすばらしい個性こせいを持もっている。

    He has a wonderful personality.

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  2. 彼かれは個性こせいが強つよい。

    He has a strong personality.

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  3. あの国くにでは個性こせいが重視じゅうしされる。

    That country is where individuality counts.

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Kanji in 個性

  • 個individual; counter for articlesOnコ・カ
  • 性sex; genderOnセイ・ショウKunさが

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