N2909/1725

中ちゅう性せい

nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)grammar

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ちゅうせい

Meanings

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference
sexlessness, androgyny, androgyne, neuter
neuter gender

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Example sentences

この洗剤せんざいは中性ちゅうせいなので、デリケートな素材そざいにも使つかえます。

This detergent is neutral, so it can be used on delicate fabrics too.

その溶液ようえきのpHを測はかったら、ほぼ中性ちゅうせいだった。

When I measured the pH of the solution, it was nearly neutral.

ドイツ語ごでは名詞めいしに男性だんせい、女性じょせい、中性ちゅうせいの三みっつの性せいがある。

In German, nouns have three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.

彼女かのじょのファッションは中性ちゅうせい的てきで、性別せいべつを超こえたスタイルが注目ちゅうもくを集あつめている。

Her fashion is androgynous, and her gender-transcending style is attracting attention.

国際こくさい紛争ふんそうにおいて中性ちゅうせいを保たもつことは、外交がいこう上じょうの重要じゅうような戦略せんりゃくの一ひとつである。

Maintaining neutrality in international disputes is one of the key diplomatic strategies.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)