Word Meaning 性別

せいべつ seibetsu

性別 is read as せいべつ (seibetsu) and means gender.

Meaning

English

  1. gender
  2. distinction of sex
  3. sex

Reading

Kana

せいべつ

Romaji

seibetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3096 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

性の区別

せいのくべつ

distinction of the sexes

性的差別

せいてきさべつ

sexual discrimination

弁別素性

べんべつそせい

distinctive feature

胎児性別の判定法

たいじせいべつのはんていほう

determination of a child's sex before birth (e.g. by ultrasound)

性格

せいかく

characteristics

性能

せいのう

ability

性質

せいしつ

nature

性急

せいきゅう

hasty

性病

せいびょう

venereal disease

性交

せいこう

sexual intercourse

性分

しょうぶん

nature

Example Sentences

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Discrimination on the basis of gender is prohibited.

All the people inside this room are the same gender.

Wouldn't it be great if a gender-neutral pronoun for "he" or "she" existed in English?

The emergence of a third gender has added legal and administrative complications, creating unnecessary burdens.

The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.