@article{oai:bunkyo.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006770, author = {椎野, 信雄 and シイノ, ノブオ and Shiino, Nobuo}, issue = {1}, journal = {文教大学国際学部紀要, Journal of the Faculty of International Studies Bunkyo University}, month = {2016-07-31}, note = {What is sexuality ? It seems that the word sexuality in Japanese cannot be counted as a Japanese vocabulary. Some Japanese dictionaries refer to sexuality as something to do with the sexual. Something means essence, consciousness, physical action, representation, impulse, orientation, interest, capacity, appeal, expression or desire and so on. But what in the world is the sexual ? According to some dictionaries, the sexual means something connected with the state of being male or female, the state connected with sex desire, something connected with both sexes, or something connected with men and women. However, what does do this “sex” mean in the first place ? Common sense in Japanese tells us that sex is “male and female essential”, instinct, lust, or intercourse. If so, what is the difference between the concept sex and the concept sexuality in Japanese ? Is the word sexuality an euphemism for the word sex ? It seems that the concept sexuality is unnecessary in Japanese, and the concept sex will do in Japanese. This paper investigates whether or not it is the case.}, pages = {39--55}, title = {日本語「セクシュアリティ」概念の整理に向けて}, volume = {27}, year = {} }