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性転換

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
てん
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
性轉換 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (sei, sex) +‎ 転換 (tenkan, change).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(てん)(かん) (seitenkanせいてんくわん (seitenkwan)?

  1. sex change
  2. (transgender, sometimes offensive) gender reassignment

Synonyms

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Verb

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(せい)(てん)(かん)する (seitenkan suruせいてんくわん (seitenkwan)?suru (stem (せい)(てん)(かん) (seitenkan shi), past (せい)(てん)(かん)した (seitenkan shita))

  1. undergo sex change
  2. (transgender, sometimes offensive) be operate in gender reassignment surgery

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN