Japanese symbol for “coitus”
性交
せいこう
Romaji: seikou
sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
In Japanese, coitus is 性交, read せいこう (seikou).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs sexual intercourse; sex; coitus
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coitus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コイトス | コイトス koitosu | coitus |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 性能 | せいのう seinou | ability; performance; efficiency |
| 個性 | こせい kosei | individuality; personality; quirk |
| 性別 | せいべつ seibetsu | (distinction of) sex; gender |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
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.