JLPT N2 · Noun

性能 (seinou)

性能 (せいのう, seinou) is a Japanese noun meaning “ability; performance”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいのう
Romaji: seinou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

ability; performance; efficiency · noun

Example sentences

この車はあの車より性能がよい。

This car has a better performance than that one.

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

Kanji in 性能

性

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

能

ability, talent, skillノウ・よ.く・あた.う · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 性能.

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)性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex中性ちゅうせいneutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)個性こせいindividuality異性いせいthe opposite sex知性ちせいintelligence適性てきせいaptitude理性りせいreason能のうtalent

Source: JMdict entry 1375470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.