Japanese symbol for “coed”

男女共用

だんじょきょうよう

Romaji: danjokyouyou

unisex; usable by both sexes; suitable for both sexes; coed

In Japanese, coed is 男女共用, read だんじょきょうよう (danjokyouyou).

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Meanings

adj-no, n unisex; usable by both sexes; suitable for both sexes; coed

Kanji and stroke order

男

male

on: ダン、ナン
kun: おとこ、お

7 strokes · JLPT 4

女

woman, female

on: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kun: おんな、め

3 strokes · JLPT 4

共

together, both, neither

on: キョウ
kun: とも、とも.に、-ども

6 strokes · JLPT 2

用

utilize, business, service

on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる

5 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
男性	だんせい dansei	man; male
男子	だんし danshi	boy
男女	だんじょ danjo	men and women; man and woman; both sexes
男の子	おとこのこ otokonoko	boy; son; baby boy
長男	ちょうなん chounan	eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
男爵	だんしゃく danshaku	baron
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female
彼女	かのじょ kanojo	she; her
共同	きょうどう kyoudou	cooperation; collaboration; association
使用	しよう shiyou	use; application; employment

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.