Japanese symbol for “gelding”
去勢
きょせい
Romaji: kyosei
castration; neutering; gelding; sterilization
In Japanese, gelding is 去勢, read きょせい (kyosei).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt castration; neutering; gelding; sterilization
- n, vs, vt enervation; emasculation; taming
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “gelding”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| せん馬 | せんば senba | gelding; castrated horse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過去 | かこ kako | the past; bygone days |
| 去年 | きょねん kyonen | last year |
| 死去 | しきょ shikyo | death; decease; passing away |
| 撤去 | てっきょ tekkyo | removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.) |
| 去る | さる saru | to leave; to go away |
| 除去 | じょきょ jokyo | removal; getting rid of |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence; power; might |
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.