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異性愛者 (いせいあいしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

異い性せい愛あい者しゃ

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Meanings

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noun

heterosexual person

A person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex. Used in both formal and everyday contexts.

彼かれは異い性せい愛あい者しゃだと公こう言げんしている。
He openly identifies as heterosexual.
異い性せい愛あい者しゃも同どう性せい愛あい者しゃも平びょう等どう

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扱あつか

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Both heterosexual and homosexual people should be treated equally.

Kanji

異uncommon, different, queerness
性sex, gender, nature
愛love, affection, favourite
者someone, person

Similar words

同どう性せい愛あい者しゃ
Refers to a homosexual person, contrasting with 異性愛者.
両りょう性せい愛あい者しゃ
Refers to a bisexual person, attracted to both sexes.

Etymology

Compound of 異性 (isei, 'opposite sex') + 愛 (ai, 'love') + 者 (sha, 'person'). A relatively modern term paralleling 同性愛者 (dōseiaisha, 'homosexual person').