noun
female virginity; maidenhood
Abstract noun referring to the state of being a female virgin; often used in literary, sociological, or formal contexts.
昔は処女性が結婚の条件とされることもあった。
In the past, female virginity was sometimes considered a condition for marriage.
この小説は処女性の概念を問い直している。
This novel reexamines the concept of maidenhood.
Means purity or chastity in a broader sense, not limited to virginity, and can apply to both genders.
Compound of 処女 (virgin, maiden) and the suffix 性 (-ness, -ity), forming an abstract noun meaning 'virginity' or 'maidenhood'.