男 (おとこ) — man, male

男おとこ man

Frequency #180 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 1 1 character noun

otoko

おとこ

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. おとこ[3] odaka 尾高

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Meanings

man
male

Explained in simple Japanese

父(ちち)や兄(あに)のような人(ひと)。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

おとこ男 male

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Words with 男 (17)

男(だん)性(せい) dansei male 男(だん)子(し) danshi boy 男(だん)女(じょ) danjo men and women 男(おとこ)の子(こ) otokonoko boy 長(ちょう)男(なん) chounan eldest son 次(じ)男(なん) jinan second son 男(だん)優(ゆう) danyuu actor 男(だん)児(じ) danji boy

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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