多様性

See also: 多樣性

Japanese

Kanji in this term
多	様	性
た Grade: 2	よう Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi		kan'on

Alternative spelling
多樣性 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

多様 (tayō, “diverse”) +‎ 性 (-sei, “-ity; -ness”). From Middle Chinese compound 多樣性 (MC ta yangH sjengH)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) たよーせー [tàyóóséé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ta̠jo̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

多(た)様(よう)性(せい) • (tayōsei) ^{←たやうせい (tayausei)^?}

diversity
生物(せいぶつ)多様性(たようせい) ― seibutsu tayōsei ― biodiversity

色覚(しきかく)多様性(たようせい) ― shikikaku tayōsei ― colorblindness

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN