脆性 in Japanese

IPA: [d͡ze̞ːse̞ː] Forms: 脆性 [canonical] (ruby: 脆(ぜい), 性(せい)), zeisei [romanization], ぜいせい [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Chinese 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=せいせい'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|脆性|id=1,1}} 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぜいせい|hhira=ぜいせい}} 脆(ぜい)性(せい) • (zeisei) ^(←ぜいせい (zeisei)?)

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ductility",
      "roman": "ensei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "えん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "延性"
    },
    {
      "english": "toughness",
      "roman": "jinsei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "靭",
          "じん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "靭性"
    }
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        [
          "脆",
          "ぜい"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
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          "roman": "zeisei hakai",
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              "脆",
              "ぜい"
            ],
            [
              "性",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "破",
              "は"
            ],
            [
              "壊",
              "かい"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "脆性破壊"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brittleness"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "other": "ぜーせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞ːse̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "脆性"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "ductility",
      "roman": "ensei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "延",
          "えん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "延性"
    },
    {
      "english": "toughness",
      "roman": "jinsei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "靭",
          "じん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "靭性"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "zeisei hakai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "脆",
          "ぜい"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ],
        [
          "破",
          "は"
        ],
        [
          "壊",
          "かい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "脆性破壊"
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese 脆性 (MC tshjwejH sjengH).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "脆性",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "脆",
          "ぜい"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zeisei",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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        "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brittleness"
      ],
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        [
          "brittleness",
          "brittleness"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ja:脆性"
      ]
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    {
      "other": "ぜーせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ze̞ːse̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "脆性"
}

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"脆性" meaning in Japanese

Noun