男 — male, man
おとこ
男
male
おとこ
U+7537
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #240
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #859
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- male
- man
Readings
- On'yomi
- だん dan なん nan
- Kun'yomi
- おとこ otoko お o
word
おとこ otoko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
だん dan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
なん nan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
18 wordsEach dot is a word containing 男: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 9 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
た
田
rice field
#102
ちから
力
power
#19
Used as component in (2)
Compound ideograph (会意). 田 (rice field) over 力 (strength/power). A man is one who exerts strength in the fields — reflecting an agrarian society where fieldwork defined male roles.