禀ひん性せい

noun

innate nature; disposition; character

Literary term for one's inherent nature or disposition. Rare in modern Japanese; more common synonyms are 性質, 性格, or 天性.

• 彼かれの禀ひん性せいは穏おだやかだ。

  His innate nature is gentle.

• 古こ典てんでは「禀ひん性せい」が人ひとの生うまれつきの性せい質しつを指さすことがある。

  In classical texts, 禀性 can refer to a person's inborn disposition.