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偶有性 (guuyuusei) Japanese meaning: accident | Kotomora
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本ほん
質しつ
と
偶ぐう
有ゆう
性せい
を
区く
別べつ
し
た
。
Aristotle distinguished between essence and accident.
Color and shape are merely accidental qualities of the object.
Kanji 偶 accidentally, even number, couple Related words 本ほん 質しつ 本質 is the essential nature of a thing, while 偶有性 is a non-essential, accidental property.
属ぞく 性せい 属性 is a broader term for attribute or property, not necessarily contrasting with essence.
Etymology Compound of 偶 (accidental, by chance) + 有 (possess, exist) + 性 (-ness, property). A modern philosophical coinage translating Western concepts of 'accident' or 'accidental quality'.
