# 性 — Gender

Frequency rank 47 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

You will meet this constantly in published Japanese — newspapers, books, signs, and dates.

More common than 当 (Correct), less common than 十 (Ten).

- On’yomi: せい、しょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 5
- Strokes: 8

A patient stands in a clinic hallway holding a form.

In words:

- 性 せい — sex,gender
- 女性 じょせい — woman
- 男性 だんせい — male

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