性善説

せいぜんせつ

Meanings

1. Noun belief that human nature is fundamentally good (orig. from Mencius) Antonym: 性悪説 (せいあくせつ).

Kanji

• 性 nature. Read as セイ.
• 善 virtue. Read as ゼン.
• 説 explain. Read as セツ.

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