Where does “間性” come from?

間性 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 間, from Middle Chinese 間.

間性 (Japanese): intersex

Definitions

  1. intersex

Ancestry of “間性”, step by step

間性 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 間

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese間interval; "suffixes some expressions of time to...
2Middle Chinese間—

via Japanese 性

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
2Middle Chinese性—
Every word from Middle Chinese 間 →Every word from Japanese 間 →