Kanji

男

male

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

田部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ダン, ナン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おとこ, お

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, おと

Common Readings

ダン, ナン, おとこ

Example sentences

おとこ
その 高い

That man is tall.

正体 しょうたい
その 正体 分からない

No one knows the man's true identity.

男性 だんせい
その 男性 親切 教えてくれた

That man kindly showed me the way.

ペニス ペニス
ペニス 男性 生殖器 です

The penis is the male reproductive organ.

男の子 おとこのこ
公園 男の子 元気 走り回っている

A boy is running around energetically in the park.

生む うむ
彼女 元気 男の子 生んだ

She gave birth to a healthy boy.

男子 だんし
男子 生徒 たち 校庭 走っている

Male students are running in the schoolyard.

ぶりっ子 ぶりっこ
彼女 男子 ぶりっ子 している

She acts like a 'burikko' when she is in front of boys.

男女 だんじょ
この 大会 男女 問わず でも 参加 できる

Anyone can participate in this tournament regardless of gender.

比率 ひりつ
男女 比率 ほぼ 同じ

The ratio of men and women is almost the same.

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