優性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
優	性
ゆう Grade: 6	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From 優(ゆう) (yū, “superior”) + 性(せい) (sei, “nature”). This wording was abolished in 2017 to avoid hints of eugenics.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ゆうせー [yùúséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːse̞ː]

Noun

優(ゆう)性(せい) • (yūsei) ^{←いうせい (iusei)?}

1. (biology, genetics, until 2017) dominance

Synonyms

• (since 2017) 顕性(けんせい) (kensei, “dominance”)

Antonyms

• (until 2017) 劣性(れっせい) (ressei, “recessiveness”)
• (since 2017) 潜性(せんせい) (sensei, “recessiveness”)