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セックス

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.Top 2,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

sex; sexual intercourse

A direct but not inherently vulgar word for sexual intercourse. As a suru verb, セックスする means “to have sex.”

2

noun

sex; gender

Used for sex or gender as a category, especially in contexts that contrast セックス with ジェンダー. In everyday forms and identification, 性別 is usually the more natural Japanese word.

Usage patterns