同性

Chinese
 
like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(同性)		 同 性

Pronunciation

Adjective

同性

  1. same-sex
  2. having the same nature

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (同性):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
同 性
どう
Grade: 2		 せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

同(どう)性(せい) • (dōsei) 

  1. same sex
    Antonym: 異性
  2. having the same nature

Derived terms
Derived terms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
同性

Noun

同性 • (dongseong) (hangeul 동성)

  1. Hanja form? of 동성 (“same sex”).

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
同 性
どー
Grade: 2		 しー
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 同性 (dōsei).

Noun

同性 (hiragana どーしー, rōmaji dōshī)

  1. homosexual
  2. homosexuality
  3. same sex

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 同(どー)性(しー)ぬにーびち (dōshī nu nībichi, “same-sex marriage”)
  • 同(どー)性(しー)人(んちゅ), 同(どー)性(しー)ん人(ちゅ) (dōshīnchu, “homosexual”)

References

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
同性

Adjective

同性

  1. chữ Hán form of đồng tính (“homosexual, gay, lesbian”).
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