軟性

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-sèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnsìng
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshinq
    • Palladius: жуаньсин (žuanʹsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-sèng
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-sìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngfsexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

軟性

1. soft; flexible; light

Antonyms

• 硬性 (yìngxìng)

Derived terms

• 軟性讀物 / 软性读物
• 軟性飲料 / 软性饮料 (ruǎnxìng yǐnliào)

 

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

軟(なん)性(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、織(おり)物(もの)のもつ剛(つよし)軟(なん)性(せい)と、重(じゅう)力(りょく)によりつくり出(だ)される美(び)的(てき)線(せん)および厚(あつ)さと構(こう)成(せい)糸(いと)のすべり動(うご)きの自(じ)由(ゆう)さなどから、醸(じょう)成(せい)される複(ふく)雑(ざつ)な重(じゅう)要(よう)感(かん)として視(し)覚(かく)的(てき)に把(は)握(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.