Japanese symbol for “intersectionality”

交差性

こうさせい

Romaji: kousasei

intersectionality (social and political identity framework)

In Japanese, intersectionality is 交差性, read こうさせい (kousasei).

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Meanings

n intersectionality (social and political identity framework)

Kanji and stroke order

交

mingle, mixing, association

on: コウ
kun: まじ.わる、まじ.える、ま.じる、まじ.る

6 strokes · JLPT 2

差

distinction, difference, variation

on: サ
kun: さ.す、さ.し

10 strokes · JLPT 2

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
交換	こうかん koukan	exchange; interchange; switching
交通	こうつう koutsuu	traffic; transportation
交渉	こうしょう koushou	negotiations; bargaining; discussions
交流	こうりゅう kouryuu	exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction
外交	がいこう gaikou	diplomacy
交代	こうたい koutai	change; alternation; rotation
差別	さべつ sabetsu	distinction; differentiation; discrimination
格差	かくさ kakusa	qualitative difference; disparity; gap
女性	じょせい josei	woman; female

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.