Japanese symbol for “androgynous”
両性的
りょうせいてき
Romaji: ryouseiteki
androgynous; isosexual; amphoteric
In Japanese, androgynous is 両性的, read りょうせいてき (ryouseiteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na androgynous; isosexual; amphoteric
Kanji and stroke order
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
on: リョウ
kun: てる、ふたつ
kun: てる、ふたつ
6 strokes · JLPT 2
Other Japanese words for “androgynous”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 両性具有 | りょうせいぐゆう ryouseiguyuu | androgynous; hermaphroditic |
| 中性的 | ちゅうせいてき chuuseiteki | androgynous; gender-neutral |
| 半陰陽 | はんいんよう han'in'you | hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 両親 | りょうしん ryoushin | parents; both parents |
| 両方 | りょうほう ryouhou | both; both sides; both parties |
| 両手 | りょうて ryoute | both hands; both arms |
| 両者 | りょうしゃ ryousha | pair; the two; both persons |
| 両面 | りょうめん ryoumen | both sides; two sides; double-sided |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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