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How to say 'Gender' in Japanese | 性別

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The Japanese word for Gender is 'Seibetsu', written as 性別 in Japanese.'Gender' in hiragana is せいべつ.

    word

    性別

    Meaning

    Gender

    Reading

    せいべつ

    seibetsu

    Kanji

    性Gender, Sex 別Separate

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '性別 (せいべつ)' refers to 'gender', specifically the classification of individuals as male, female, or other. It is commonly used in contexts discussing identity, demographics, or social issues. For example: What is your gender?「あなたの性別は何ですか？」(あなたのせいべつはなんですか？). Gender equality is important「性別の平等は大切です」(せいべつのびょうどうはたいせつです). This term is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3317

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 性別

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    性

    Meaning

    Gender, Sex

  • kanji

    別

    Meaning

    Separate

Words Related to 性別 Through the Kanji 性

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 性 as well.

  • word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    男性

    Meaning

    Male

  • word

    性格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    性質

    Meaning

    Nature, Property

  • word

    性

    Meaning

    Gender, Nature

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    個性

    Meaning

    Individuality

  • word

    異性

    Meaning

    Opposite sex

  • word

    活性

    Meaning

    Activation

  • word

    理性

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    性能

    Meaning

    Performance

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

Words Related to 性別 Through the Kanji 別

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 別 as well.

  • word

    別

    Meaning

    Different

  • word

    特別

    Meaning

    Special

  • word

    別れる

    Meaning

    Part, Separate

  • word

    区別

    Meaning

    Distinction

  • word

    差別

    Meaning

    Discrimination

  • word

    個別

    Meaning

    Individual, Specific

  • word

    別れ

    Meaning

    Parting

  • word

    別に

    Meaning

    Particularly, Separately

  • word

    送別

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    送別会

    Meaning

    Farewell

  • word

    別々

    Meaning

    Separate

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What does 'Seibetsu' (性別) mean?

'Seibetsu' means 'Gender' .

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