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지성
지성
知性
[ jiseong ]
「명사」 Noun
• intellect; intelligence; brain
The intellectual ability of knowing, understanding, or judging something.
mental abilities
positive
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Advanced
The hanja from which the word comes
知 (지)
–
to know, to inform
性 (성)
–
nature, character, gender
Derived words
지성인
–
intellect
Other meanings of the word 지성
1
devotion; dedication
Neighboring words in the dictionary
중화
쥐
쥐색
지각
지구
지능
지도자
지상
지성
지성인
지식
지옥
지정
지중해
지층
지키다
지향
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