Japanese symbol for “srs”

性別適合手術

せいべつてきごうしゅじゅつ

Romaji: seibetsutekigoushujutsu

sex reassignment surgery; sex change surgery; SRS; gender-affirming surgery

In Japanese, srs is 性別適合手術, read せいべつてきごうしゅじゅつ (seibetsutekigoushujutsu).

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Meanings

n sex reassignment surgery; sex change surgery; SRS; gender-affirming surgery; GAS (med)

Kanji and stroke order

性

sex, gender, nature

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: さが

8 strokes · JLPT 2

別

separate, branch off, diverge

on: ベツ
kun: わか.れる、わ.ける

7 strokes · JLPT 3

適

suitable, occasional, rare

on: テキ
kun: かな.う

14 strokes · JLPT 2

合

fit, suit, join

on: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
kun: あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-

6 strokes · JLPT 3

手

hand

on: シュ、ズ
kun: て、て-、-て、た-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

術

art, technique, skill

on: ジュツ
kun: すべ

11 strokes · JLPT 2

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
特別	とくべつ tokubetsu	special; particular; extraordinary
別に	べつに betsuni	(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially
適用	てきよう tekiyou	application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
場合	ばあい baai	case; occasion; situation
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company
技術	ぎじゅつ gijutsu	technology; engineering

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.