両性(りょうせい)

りょうせい
noun
both sexes; bisexual (in biology)
1. both sexes; both male and female
Refers to both the male and female sex, used in formal, legal, or scientific contexts.
両性(りょうせい)の合意(ごうい)に基(もと)づく婚姻(こんいん)。
Marriage based on the mutual consent of both sexes.
両性(りょうせい)の平等(びょうどう)を推進(すいしん)する。
To promote equality between both sexes.
憲法(けんぽう)は両性(りょうせい)の本質的(ほんしつてき)平等(びょうどう)を保障(ほしょう)している。
The constitution guarantees essential equality of both sexes.
2. hermaphroditic; having both male and female characteristics
In biology, describes an organism that has both male and female reproductive organs.
両性(りょうせい)花(か)には雄(お)しべと雌(め)しべがある。
A bisexual flower has both stamens and pistils.
カタツムリは両性(りょうせい)具有(ぐゆう)の生物(せいぶつ)だ。
Snails are hermaphroditic organisms.
両性(りょうせい)生殖(せいしょく)は有性(ゆうせい)生殖(せいしょく)の一形態(いちけいたい)である。
Bisexual reproduction is one form of sexual reproduction.

USAGE:
Sense 1 appears in legal and formal contexts. The Japanese Constitution (Article 24) uses 両性(りょうせい)の合意(ごうい) when describing marriage. Sense 2 is a biology term. The compound 両性(りょうせい)具有(ぐゆう) means "hermaphroditism."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 両性(りょうせい)の平等(びょうどう) (equality of both sexes)
  • 両性(りょうせい)の合意(ごうい) (mutual consent of both sexes)
  • 両性(りょうせい)具有(ぐゆう) (hermaphroditism)
  • 両性(りょうせい)花(か) (bisexual flower)
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