Moto 男: MaleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ダン、ナン
- Kun'yomi
- おとこ、お
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 311 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ダン・ナン)
- 男子だんしyouth; young man
- 男性だんせいman; male
- 長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 男女だんじょmen and women; man and woman
- 三男さんなんthree sons
- 男児だんじboy; son
- 一男いちなんboy; eldest son
- 男優だんゆうactor (male)
- 次男じなんsecond son
- 男声だんせいmale voice
- 男女同権だんじょどうけんequal rights among men and women
- 男尊女卑だんそんじょひmale domination of women; male chauvinism
- 男性的だんせいてきmanly
- 男爵だんしゃくbaron
- 男装だんそうdisguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman)
- 美男びなんhandsome man
- 美男子びだんしhandsome man
- 老若男女ろうにゃくなんにょmen and women of all ages
- 下女下男げじょげなんservants
- 下男げなんmanservant
- 中男ちゅうなんone's second son
- 乙女男子おとめだんしeffeminate man
- 九州男児きゅうしゅうだんじstrapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
- 二男じなんsecond son
- 五男ごなんfifth son
- 准男爵じゅんだんしゃくbaronet
- 善男ぜんなんpious man
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 男おとこman; male
- 男の子おとこのこboy; son
- 年男としおとこMan of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 男前おとこまえhandsome man; man's looks
- 大男おおおとこbig man; large man
- 山男やまおとこgiant; woodsman
- 男っぽいおとこっぽいmanly; boyish
- 男の人おとこのひとman
- 男らしいおとこらしいmanly; masculine
- 男手おとこでmale help; male labor
- 男泣きおとこなきman's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
- いい男いいおとこhandsome man; looker
- ださ男ださおuncool man; dork
- やさ男やさおとこman with a gentle nature
- ギャル男ギャルお(young) man adhering to a masculine version of gyaru fashion (usually marked by hair dyed brown or blond, gaudy clothes and accessories)
- ダメ男ダメおno-good man; (male) loser
- チャラ男チャラおshallow playboy; frivolous lad
- ヒモ男ヒモおとこman who financially depends on a woman
- ブサ男ブサおugly man
- ブ男ブおとこugly man
- モテ男モテおman who is popular with women
- 中年男ちゅうねんおとこmiddle-aged man
- 京男きょうおとこKyoto man; man from Kyoto
- 作男さくおとこfarm hand; tenant
- 優男やさおとこman with a gentle nature
- 勝男武士かつおぶしkatsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
- 名物男めいぶつおとこpopular figure; outstanding person
Other readings
- ちゃら男チャラおshallow playboy; frivolous lad
- ひも男ヒモおとこman who financially depends on a woman
- よい男いいおとこhandsome man; looker
- ダサ男ださおuncool man; dork
- 京男に伊勢女きょうおとこにいせおんなthe best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
- 伊達男だておとこdandy; handsome and fashionable man
Showing the 60 most common of 311 words. See them all in the graph.
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