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性能 (せいのう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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のう
が
とても
高たか
い
。
This computer has very high performance.
Usage patterns 性せい 能のう が 良よ い to have good performance
This car has excellent performance.
性せい 能のう を 発はっ 揮き する to demonstrate/display (a machine's) performance
This engine shows its true performance on the highway.
性せい 能のう を 比ひ 較かく する to compare the performance (of products or machines)
I compared the performance of the two computers.
性せい 能のう が 向こう 上じょう する for (a device's) performance to improve
The processing performance of the new model has improved significantly.
〈 物もの 〉 の 性せい 能のう を 試ため す to test the performance of something
I tried out the performance of the new camera.
Related words 能力 refers to the innate or acquired ability of a person or living thing, while 性能 describes the measurable performance of a machine or device.
機能 means the function or feature something has, whereas 性能 means how well it performs that function.
性能 is the standard word for a machine's technical specs or capability, while パフォーマンス in this sense is a looser, often borrowed way to say the same thing.
スペック refers to the listed technical details of a product, while 性能 focuses on how well it actually performs or functions.
性能 describes the functional performance or capability of a machine or system, whereas 品質 refers to the overall grade or standard of a product.
Word family· 11 high-performance; high-efficiency
low performance; low efficiency
cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio
Etymology Compound of 性 (せい, 'nature, property') and 能 (のう, 'ability, function'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'performance characteristics' or 'capability'.
performance guarantee; performance assurance
performance characteristic
Show 6 more performance monitoring
performance management
performance evaluation; performance assessment; efficiency test
aerodynamic performance
driving performance; road holding; driveability
performance penalty; efficiency penalty
