性交
ChineseEdit
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | to deliver; to turn over; to make friends to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money) | ||
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simp. and trad. (性交) |
性 | 交 |
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
性交
- to have sex; to have sexual intercourse
SynonymsEdit
Synonyms of 性交
Derived termsEdit
JapaneseEdit
Kanji in this term | |
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性 | 交 |
せい Grade: 5 |
こう Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
EtymologyEdit
/seikau/ → /seikɔː/ → /seːkoː/
Ultimately from Middle Chinese compound 性交 (sjengH kæw, literally “sex + cross”). Compare modern Hakka sin-kâu or Cantonese sing3 gaau1.
First cited to a text from 1912.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- [from 1912] sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation
Usage notesEdit
This term is more formal and clinical than the everyday term セックス (sekkusu).
Derived termsEdit
- 肛門性交 (kōmon seikō, “anal sex”)
- 性交体位 (seikō taii, “sex position”)
VerbEdit
性交する • (seikō suru) ←せいかう (seikau)? suru (stem 性交し (seikō shi), past 性交した (seikō shita))
- [from 1912] to have sex, to copulate
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:性交する
Usage notesEdit
This term is more formal and clinical than the everyday term セックス (sekkusu).
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of "性交する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | ||||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 性交し | せいこうし | seikō shi | |
Continuative (連用形) | 性交し | せいこうし | seikō shi | |
Terminal (終止形) | 性交する | せいこうする | seikō suru | |
Attributive (連体形) | 性交する | せいこうする | seikō suru | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 性交すれ | せいこうすれ | seikō sure | |
Imperative (命令形) | 性交せよ¹ 性交しろ² |
せいこうせよ¹ せいこうしろ² |
seikō seyo¹ seikō shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 性交される | せいこうされる | seikō sareru | |
Causative | 性交させる 性交さす |
せいこうさせる せいこうさす |
seikō saseru seikō sasu | |
Potential | 性交できる | せいこうできる | seikō dekiru | |
Volitional | 性交しよう | せいこうしよう | seikō shiyō | |
Negative | 性交しない | せいこうしない | seikō shinai | |
Negative continuative | 性交せず | せいこうせず | seikō sezu | |
Formal | 性交します | せいこうします | seikō shimasu | |
Perfective | 性交した | せいこうした | seikō shita | |
Conjunctive | 性交して | せいこうして | seikō shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 性交すれば | せいこうすれば | seikō sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
ReferencesEdit
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
KoreanEdit
Hanja in this term | |
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性 | 交 |
NounEdit
- Hanja form? of 성교 (“sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation”).
VietnameseEdit
Hán tự in this term | |
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性 | 交 |
NounEdit
性交
- chữ Hán form of tính giao (“sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation”).