noun
sexual expression; expression of sexuality
Refers to the depiction or communication of sexual content, often in media, art, or personal communication.
この映画には過激な性表現が含まれている。
This movie contains explicit sexual expression.
SNSでの性表現は規制されることがある。
Sexual expression on social media may be regulated.
noun
gender expression
Used in contexts of gender identity and roles, referring to how one expresses their gender through behavior, clothing, etc.
性表現は性自認と必ずしも一致しない。
Gender expression does not always match gender identity.
A direct loanword equivalent for 'gender expression', more common in academic or activist discourse, while 性表現 can be ambiguous between the two senses.
Compound of 性 (sei, 'sex; gender') and 表現 (hyōgen, 'expression'). The dual meaning arises from the broad semantic range of 性, which can refer to both biological sex and social gender.