(せいべつ)

せいべつ
noun
sex, gender
1. sex, gender
The biological or social distinction between male and female.
性別(せいべつ)(えら)んでください。
Please select your gender.
性別(せいべつ)関係(かんけい)なく応募(おうぼ)できます。
Applications are accepted regardless of gender.
申込書(もうしこみしょ)性別(せいべつ)記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please fill in your gender on the application form.
性別(せいべつ)による差別(さべつ)法律(ほうりつ)禁止(きんし)されている。
Discrimination based on gender is prohibited by law.
最近(さいきん)性別(せいべつ)(かん)する(かんが)(かた)(おお)きく()わってきている。
Recently, ways of thinking about gender have changed significantly.

性別(せいべつ) refers to sex or gender, the distinction between male (男性(だんせい)) and female (女性(じょせい)).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 性別(せいべつ)()わず: regardless of gender
  • 性別(せいべつ)(らん): gender field (on forms)
  • 性別(せいべつ)役割(やくわり): gender role
  • 性別(せいべつ)分業(ぶんぎょう): division of labor by gender

FORM OPTIONS (traditional):

  • (おとこ)/男性(だんせい): male
  • (おんな)/女性(じょせい): female

Modern forms may include additional options or allow self-identification.

RELATED TERMS:

  • ジェンダー: gender (social concept, loanword)
  • 男女(だんじょ): both sexes, men and women