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男女差別 (だんじょさべつ, danjosabetsu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

男だん女じょ差さ別べつ

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Meanings

1

sexual discrimination; sexism

Refers to discrimination based on gender, often in social, workplace, or legal contexts.

男だん女じょ差さ別べつのない社しゃ会かいを目め指

ざ

し

て

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ます

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We are aiming for a society without gender discrimination.

この会かい社しゃでは男だん女じょ差さ別べつが問もん題だいになっている。

Gender discrimination is a problem in this company.

Kanji

男male
女woman, female
差distinction, difference, variation
別separate, branch off, diverge

Related words

性せい差さ別べつ
性差別 is a broader term for sex-based discrimination, while 男女差別 specifically contrasts men and women.
ジェンダー差さ別べつ
ジェンダー差別 is a loanword-based synonym often used in academic or activist contexts.

Built from

男だん女じょ+差さ別べつ

Etymology

Compound of 男女 (danjo, 'men and women') and 差別 (sabetsu, 'discrimination').