Chinese

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female; mother sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(母性)

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Noun

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母性

  1. maternal instinct

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

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Noun

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()(せい) (boseiぼせい (bosei)?

  1. maternal instinct
    ()()母性(ぼせい)
    wakideru bosei
    motherly instinct flowing forward

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References

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