Japanese symbol for “heterosexuality”
異性愛
いせいあい
Romaji: iseiai
heterosexuality; heterosexual love
In Japanese, heterosexuality is 異性愛, read いせいあい (iseiai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n heterosexuality; heterosexual love
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “heterosexuality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヘテロセクシュアリティ | ヘテロセクシュアリティ heterosekushuariti | heterosexuality |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 特異 | とくい tokui | unique; peculiar; singular |
| 異動 | いどう idou | (personnel) change; transfer; relocation |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ; to be different; to disagree |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 恋愛 | れんあい ren'ai | love; romance; tender passion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “heterosexuality”.
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.
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