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優生手術 (yuuseishujutsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Under the former Eugenic Protection Law, many people were forced to undergo eugenic sterilization.
Kanji 優 tenderness, excel, surpass Related words 優ゆう 生せい 学がく 優生学 is the study of eugenics, while 優生手術 refers specifically to the surgical procedure.
不ふ 妊にん 手しゅ 術じゅつ 不妊手術 is a general term for sterilization (vasectomy, tubal ligation), without the eugenic intent implied by 優生手術.
Etymology Compound of 優生 (eugenic, from 優 'superior' + 生 'life/birth') and 手術 (surgery). The term became widely known through Japan's 優生保護法 (Eugenic Protection Law, 1948–1996).
