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jmdict 1375520 Active (id: 2305610)
性別 [ichi1,news1,nf09]
せいべつ [ichi1,news1,nf09]
1. [n]
▶ (distinction of) sex
▶ gender



History:
4. A 2024-06-24 04:31:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2024-06-24 00:39:03  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Maybe better like this.
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>(distinction of) sex</gloss>
@@ -19,2 +19,0 @@
-<gloss>distinction of sex</gloss>
-<gloss>sex</gloss>
2. A 2017-11-26 22:17:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"distinction of sex" sounds awkward to me. "Distinguishing by sex" may be better. Anyway, I think having "gender" as the lead might be better.
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>gender</gloss>
@@ -20 +20,0 @@
-<gloss>gender</gloss>
1. A* 2017-11-26 13:53:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog
  Comments:
"Of" in the JEs. I prefer it to "by".
  Diff:
@@ -18 +18 @@
-<gloss>distinction by sex</gloss>
+<gloss>distinction of sex</gloss>

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