男
male
Readings
On'yomi
- ダン
- ナン
Kun'yomi
- おとこ
- お
Nanori
- み
Meaning
男 centers on the male gender, referring to a man or boy.
Most common words using 男
21 of 296- 男おとこN5
man; male
- 男性だんせいN4
man; male
- 男子だんしN3
boy
- 男女だんじょN1
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
- 男の子おとこのこN5
boy; son; baby boy
- 長男ちょうなんN3
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 男優だんゆう
(male) actor
- 次男じなんN3
second son
- 男児だんじ
boy; son
- 男爵だんしゃく
baron
- 男前おとこまえN1
handsome man; man's looks; good looks
- 男らしいおとこらしいN1
manly; masculine; like a man
- 三男さんなんN3
three sons
- 老若男女ろうにゃくなんにょN1
men and women of all ages
- 大男おおおとこ
big man; large man; tall man; giant
- 年男としおとこ
man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 男尊女卑だんそんじょひ
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
- 一男いちなん
boy; eldest son
- 男性的だんせいてきN1
manly
- 男の人おとこのひとN4
man
- 男たちおとこたち
men; males
Study
Etymology
男 combines 田 (field) and 力 (strength), suggesting the idea of a man working in the fields.
Meaning mnemonic
A man uses his strength (力) in the field (田), so 男 means male.
Reading mnemonic
For ダン, imagine a strong man named Dan working in the field: Dan -> ダン.