See also: 去势

Chinese

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to go; to leave; to remove
power; force; tendency
power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
 
trad. (去勢)
simp. (去势)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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去勢

  1. to castrate; to emasculate; to have orchiectomy
    Synonym: 閹割阉割 (yāngē)
    化學去勢化学去势  ―  huàxuéqùshì  ―  chemical castration

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (去勢):
  • Japanese: 去勢(きょせい) (kyosei)
  • Korean: 거세(去勢) (geose)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょ
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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Literally "loss of power".

Noun

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(きょ)(せい) (kyosei

  1. the act of removing a male creature's testicles; castration

Derived terms

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