軟性

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Chinese

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soft; flexible sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
trad. (軟性)
simp. (软性)

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Adjective

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軟性

  1. soft; flexible; light

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 5
kan'on

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Noun

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(なん)(せい) (nansei

  1. softness, the quality of being soft
    Synonym: 軟質 (nanshitsu)
    Antonym: 硬性 (kōsei)
  2. flexibility, the quality of being flexible or pliable
    Synonyms: 柔軟 (jūnan), 柔軟性 (jūnansei)
    • 1987, Ōnuma Ikuzō, Sen'i [Textiles], page 180:
      ドレープは、(おり)(もの)のもつ(つよし)(なん)(せい)と、(じゅう)(りょく)によりつくり()される()(てき)(せん)および(あつ)さと(こう)(せい)(いと)のすべり(うご)きの()(ゆう)さなどから、(じょう)(せい)される(ふく)(ざつ)(じゅう)(よう)(かん)として()(かく)(てき)()(あく)される。
      Dorēpu wa, orimono no motsu tsuyoshi nansei to, jūryoku ni yori tsukuri dasareru biteki sen oyobi atsusa to kōsei ito no suberi ugoki no jiyūsa nado kara, jōsei sareru fukuzatsu na jūyō kan to shite shikakuteki ni hāku sareru.
      Drape is a quality created by the flexibility of the woven fabric, the esthetic lines created by gravity due to its weight or thickness, and how freely its component threads are able to move against one another, giving rise to complex and important visual response.