Chinese

Adjective

同性

1. same-sex
2. having the same nature

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) どうせい [dòóséé] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

同性 ‎(hiragana どうせい, romaji dōsei)

1. same sex

Antonyms

• 異性 (いせい) ‎(isei)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Okinawan

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 同性 ‎(dōsei).

Noun

同性 ‎(hiragana どーしー, romaji dōshī)

1. homosexual
2. homosexuality
3. same sex

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Adjective

同性

1. Hán tự form of đồng tính, “homosexual, gay, lesbian”