社交性(しゃこうせい)

しゃこうせい
noun
sociability; social nature
1. sociability; friendliness; ability to get along with others
The personality trait of enjoying and being skilled at interacting with other people. Frequently discussed as a desirable quality in job applicants, children, and well-adjusted adults.
社交性(しゃこうせい)がある。
To be sociable.
彼(かれ)は社交性(しゃこうせい)に欠(か)ける。
He lacks sociability.
子供(こども)のうちに社交性(しゃこうせい)を身(み)につけることが大切(たいせつ)だ。
It's important to develop sociability during childhood.
営業(えいぎょう)の仕事(しごと)には高(たか)い社交性(しゃこうせい)が求(もと)められる。
Sales jobs require a high level of sociability.

Compound of 社交(しゃこう) ('socializing; social interaction') and the suffix 性(せい) ('-ness; -ity; nature'). The 性(せい) suffix attaches to many nouns to form abstract trait words: 可能性(かのうせい) ('possibility'), 重要性(じゅうようせい) ('importance'), 個性(こせい) ('individuality').

USAGE:
Most often appears in descriptions of personality and in job-related discussions of desirable traits. Phrased as 社交性(しゃこうせい)がある/ない ('to have/lack sociability') or 社交性(しゃこうせい)が高(たか)い/低(ひく)い ('to have high/low sociability').

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)がある: to be sociable
  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)に欠(か)ける: to lack sociability
  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)が高(たか)い: highly sociable
  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)を身(み)につける: to develop sociability
  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)を養(やしな)う: to cultivate sociability
  • 社交性(しゃこうせい)が求(もと)められる: sociability is required

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 社交的(しゃこうてき): sociable (adjective form) — 彼(かれ)は社交的(しゃこうてき)だ ('He is sociable')
  • 協調性(きょうちょうせい): cooperativeness — working well in a group rather than socializing per se
  • 人当(ひとあ)たり: manner toward others; how one comes across — more about first impression
  • 愛想(あいそ): amiability; sociability — often in 愛想(あいそ)がいい ('affable, friendly')
  • 内向的(ないこうてき): introverted — opposite trait
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