noun
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
Medical, human rights, and cultural term. Often used in discussions of traditional practices. The English glosses carry different connotations; 'female genital mutilation' is the strongest and most common in advocacy contexts.
女子割礼は国際的に人権侵害と見なされている。
Female genital mutilation is internationally regarded as a human rights violation.
その地域では女子割礼の慣習が根強く残っている。
The practice of female circumcision remains deeply rooted in that region.
Compound of 女子 (joshi, 'female') and 割礼 (katsurei, 'circumcision'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'female circumcision' and related phrases.