JLPT N1 · Noun

個性 (kosei)

個性 (こせい, kosei) is a Japanese noun meaning “individuality; personality”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こせい
Romaji: kosei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character · noun

Example sentences

彼はすばらしい個性を持っている。

He has a wonderful personality.

Tatoeba #113360

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 個性

個

individual, counter for articlesコ・カ · 10 strokes

性

sex, gender, natureセイ・ショウ・さが · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 個性.

個こcounter for (small) things or pieces個人こじんindividual個々ここindividual個体こたいindividual個別こべつindividual男性だんせいman女性じょせいwoman性せいnature (of a person)酸性さんせいacidity性格せいかくcharacter (of a person)性質せいしつnature (of a person)性能せいのうability性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex中性ちゅうせいneutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1264960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.