人間性|にんげんせいningensei

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Definitions
  1. nounhumanity; human nature
    その詩人しじんは常つねに何なんよりも人間性にんげんせいを大事だいじに考かんがえる。↗
    The poet always takes account of humanism before everything.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymヒューマニティーWrittenA written-style loanword for humanity or a humanitarian spirit; fairly rare. In everyday use, 「人間性」 is the normal word.
  • Synonym人間らしさNeutralA neutral native word for seeming human: emotion and warmth, but also desires and weaknesses. 「人間性」 further covers the character one ought to have as a person.
  • Antonym獣性じゅうせいWrittenA written word for the nature of beasts: the animal instincts and wildness in people, set against 「人間性」, the qualities a person should have.

Judge someone's character or what they should be as a human with 「人間性」. For human feelings and weaknesses use 「人間らしさ」; for people's animal instincts, 「獣性」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 一人ひとりの人間にんげんとしてのあるべき姿すがた。
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