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A lot of languages use gender specific wording and spelling (Senor, Senora) Using suffixes and prefixes to determine gender. I know that kanji have very specific meanings that usually are associated male or female. I guess the best way to state what I mean is using the old saying: " Men sweat. Women perspire." The Idea here that sweat would only be used in a male gender association: "George was sweating hard after his workout. Susan, his girlfriend only perspired a bit." Japan the usage of the two words would be set in such as to be gender specific to the point you would only write sweat with males and a different kanji for perspire for use with female.
I don't know a lot about Japanese but the linguistic concepts seems the same as a few others I have come across.
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