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jmdict 1452870 Active (id: 1092406)
同性 [ichi1,news1,nf24]
どうせい [ichi1,news1,nf24]
1. [n,adj-no]
▶ same sex
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1157860 異性 1. the opposite sex



History:
2. A 2012-04-16 00:25:22  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-04-15 23:11:18  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
matching gg5, prog, nc, meikyo
  Comments:
i think 'homosexuality' is potentially misleading here.  consider for example this sentence (from NC):
=
correct translation:
同性なのでみなさんの気持ちはよくわかります
I quite understand how you feel because we are of the same sex [you are those of my own sex].
-
incorrect translation:
同性なのでみなさんの気持ちはよくわかります
I quite understand how you feel because we are homosexuals.
==
koj, daijr, daijs also have a second sense (性質が同じであること。)  i'm not sure if this is best translated as 'homogeneity', but 'congeniality' is probably out.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +19,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1157860">異性・1</xref>
@@ -20,3 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>homosexuality</gloss>
-<gloss>homogeneity</gloss>
-<gloss>congeniality</gloss>

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