人間性|にんげんせいningensei
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Definitions
- nounhumanity; human nature
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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