せい
性
べつ
別

noun

  1. (distinction of) sex, gender.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せい
性
べつ
別
 性別 せいべつ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sex, gender, nature
セイ　ショウ　さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)
separate, branch off, diverge
ベツ　わか.れる　べっ (4th, N4)
cut flesh from bone(剮) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ