性交

Chinese
sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
 
to deliver; to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); to pay (money)
simp. and trad.
(性交)		 性 交

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

性交

  1. to have sex

Synonyms

Noun

性交

  1. sexual intercourse; sex; coitus; copulation

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
性 交
せい
Grade: 5		 こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/seikau/ → /seikɔː/ → /seːkoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 性交 (sjengH kæw, literally “sex + cross”). Compare modern Hakka sin-kâu or Cantonese sing3 gaau1.

Pronunciation

Noun

性交 (hiragana せいこう, rōmaji seikō, historical hiragana せいかう)

  1. sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation

Usage notes

This term is more formal and clinical than the everyday term セックス (sekkusu).

Derived terms

Verb

性交する (hiragana せいこうする, rōmaji seikō suru, historical hiragana せいかうする)

  1. to have sex, to copulate

Usage notes

This term is more formal and clinical than the everyday term セックス (sekkusu).

Conjugation
Conjugation of "性交する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
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

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean
Hanja in this term
性交

Noun

性交 • (seonggyo) (hangeul 성교)

  1. Hanja form? of 성교 (“sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
性交

Noun

性交

  1. Hán tự form of tính giao (“sexual intercourse, sex, coitus, copulation”).
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