How to use 性別 (せいべつ)

Meaning of 性別

The Japanese verb "性別" (せいべつ, seibetsu) can have various meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Here's a list of its primary meanings along with examples:

  1. gender: Refers to the classification of individuals into male or female categories, often used in official documents or surveys.
    • Example: 性別を教えてください。
    • Translation: Please tell me your gender.
  2. sex: Can also refer to the biological or physiological characteristics that define men and women.
    • Example: 性別は出生時に決定されます。
    • Translation: Sex is determined at birth.

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Dialogue

（キング･ブラッドレイ） こうして死に 直面するというのは いいものだな
(King Bradley) Facing death like this, it's quite something, isn't it?

純粋に死ぬまで戦ってやろうという 気持ち しか湧いてこん
The pure urge to fight till death emerges.

地位も 経歴も 生まれも
Rank, background, even birth

👉👉人種 性別 名前…
race, gender, name...

何もいらん 何ものにも縛られず
I don't need anything, free from all bonds,

誰のためにでもなく ただ戦う
fighting for no one but myself.

なんと心地よい
How pleasant.