性格（せいかく、seikaku）
- personality

The Japanese word 性格性格, pronounced せいかく (seikaku), means "personality," "character," or "nature." It refers to a person's inherent qualities, disposition, and the way they typically behave, think, and feel. It describes the consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define an individual. It's similar to the English words "character" or "temperament".

⚫︎彼女の性格性格は明るくてフレンドリーです。 Translation: Her personality is cheerful and friendly. ⚫︎彼は真面目な性格性格で、いつも一生懸命勉強しています。 Translation: He has a serious personality and always studies hard. ⚫︎この仕事には、忍耐強い性格性格が求められます。 Translation: This job requires a patient personality.

⚫︎You can use 性格性格 to describe someone's general character traits. ⚫︎It's common to use 性格性格 when talking about yourself or others. ⚫︎It is used in a wide variety of contexts. ⚫︎You can also use it when discussing a character in a book or a movie. ⚫︎You can modify 性格性格 with adjectives to specify the type of personality, such as 明るい (akarui - cheerful), 内気な (uchikina - shy), 積極的な (sekkyokuteki na - positive), etc.

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 性格. ⚫︎The reading is せいかく in hiragana. ⚫︎There is no other common way to write this word. ⚫︎The okurigana (送りがな) doesn't change.

⚫︎人柄 (hitogara) - personality, character (more focused on the impression a person gives) ⚫︎気質 (kigachi) - temperament, disposition (more focused on inherent tendencies) ⚫︎性質 (seishitsu) - nature, character (similar to 性格, but can also refer to the nature of things) ⚫︎性分 (shoubun) - nature, temperament (similar to 性格)

There isn't a direct antonym for 性格性格. However, you could consider words that describe changing or unstable behaviors, or lack of character, though these are not direct antonyms. ⚫︎移り気 (utsurigi) - fickle, changeable ⚫︎無個性 (mukosei) - characterless ⚫︎words describing negative character traits (e.g., 意地悪 - mean) could be considered opposites in a sense

彼はとても優しい性格性格なので、みんなに好かれています。 ・Translation: Because he has a very kind personality, everyone likes him. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 優しい (yasashii - kind) to describe the 性格性格 of a person, emphasizing their gentle nature.

私の性格性格は少しせっかちですが、一生懸命頑張ります。 ・Translation: My personality is a bit impatient, but I will do my best. ・Explanation: This sentence uses せっかち (sekkachi - impatient) to describe one's own 性格性格, admitting a fault, but expressing a positive attitude.

The word 性格 is a compound word composed of two kanji: ⚫︎性 (sei) - nature, character, sex ⚫︎格 (kaku) - character, status, rank Together, they combine to form the meaning of a person's fundamental character or nature. The word has its roots in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese.