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異性いせい

isei

the opposite sex

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Example sentence

彼女は異性の前では非常に恥ずかしがる。

She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.

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Kanji in 異性

uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

sex, gender, nature

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
女性	N4	じょせい	じょせいwoman
男性	N4	だんせい	だんせいman; male
性	N3	せい	せいsex, gender
性格	N3	せいかく	せいかくcharacter, personality
異常	N3	いじょう	いじょうstrangeness, abnormality, disorder
異なる	N3	ことなる	ことなるto differ, to vary
異	N3	い	いdifference (of opinion)
性質	N3	せいしつ	せいしつnature, property, disposition

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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