性交

Chinese

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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

性交

1. to have sex

Synonyms

• 做愛／做爱 (zuò'ài)
• 行房 (xíngfáng)
• (Cantonese) 扑嘢

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 性交

1. sexual intercourse; sex; coitus; copulation

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

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

Etymology

/seikau/ → /seikɔː/ → /seːkoː/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 性交 (sjeng^H kæw, literally “sex + cross”). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hakka sin-kâu or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Cantonese sing³ gaau¹.

Noun

性(せい)交(こう) • (seikō) ^{←せいかう (seikau)?}

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

• 肛門性交(こうもんせいこう) (kōmon seikō, “anal sex”)
• 性交体位(せいこうたいい) (seikō taii, “sex position”)

Verb

性(せい)交(こう)する • (seikō suru) ^{←せいかう (seikau)?}suru (stem 性(せい)交(こう)し (seikō shi), past 性(せい)交(こう)した (seikō shita))

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.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	性交し	せいこうし	seikō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	性交し	せいこうし	seikō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	性交する	せいこうする	seikō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	性交する	せいこうする	seikō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	性交すれ	せいこうすれ	seikō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	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

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
性	交

Noun

性交 • (seonggyo) (hangeul 성교)

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

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
性	交

Noun

性交

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