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sex, gender
The biological or social distinction between male and female.
性別を選んでください。
Please select your gender.
性別に関係なく応募できます。
Applications are accepted regardless of gender.
申込書に性別を記入してください。
Please fill in your gender on the application form.
性別による差別は法律で禁止されている。
Discrimination based on gender is prohibited by law.
最近は性別に関する考え方が大きく変わってきている。
Recently, ways of thinking about gender have changed significantly.
性別 refers to sex or gender, the distinction between male (男性) and female (女性).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 性別を問わず: regardless of gender
- 性別欄: gender field (on forms)
- 性別役割: gender role
- 性別分業: division of labor by gender
FORM OPTIONS (traditional):
- 男/男性: male
- 女/女性: female
Modern forms may include additional options or allow self-identification.
RELATED TERMS:
- ジェンダー: gender (social concept, loanword)
- 男女: both sexes, men and women