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이성
이성
理性
[ iseong ]
「명사」 Noun
• reason
The capacity to think and judge logically with proper values and knowledge.
mental abilities
value & judgment
positive
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
理 (리/이)
–
to manage, to govern, to regulate
性 (성)
–
nature, character, gender
Antonyms
동성
–
same sex
Other meanings of the word 이성
2
the other sex; the opposite sex
(Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
이방
이방인
이번
이병
이빨
이삭
이상
이상향
이성
이성론
이성성상
이성애
이스라엘
이슬
이승
이야기
이야기되다
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