男だん女じょ

also: なんにょ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

men and women; both sexes

General term for males and females collectively; used in contexts like statistics, groups, or facilities.

このスポーツは男だん女じょを問とわず楽たのしめる。
This sport can be enjoyed regardless of gender.
男だん女じょの賃ちん金ぎん格かく差さは依い然ぜんとして問もん題だいだ。
The wage gap between men and women is still a problem.

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Usage patterns

〈数かず〉人にんの男だん女じょa certain number of men and women
会かい場じょうには100人にんの男だん女じょが集あつまった。
A hundred men and women gathered at the venue.
男だん女じょを問とわずregardless of sex/gender
このイベントは男だん女じょを問とわず参さん加かできます。
This event is open to participants regardless of gender.
男だん女じょの関かん係けいa relationship between a man and a woman
二人ふたりは単たんなる友ゆう人じんではなく男だん女じょの関かん係けいにあるらしい。
It seems the two of them are more than just friends—they're in a romantic relationship.

Expressions

男だん女じょ七なな歳さいにして席せきを同おなじゅうせずafter age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart

Kanji

男male
女woman, female

Related words

性せい別べつN3
性別 is the abstract category of sex/gender, while 男女 names the two groups of men and women directly.
両りょう性せい
両性 is a more formal or biological way to say 'both sexes', whereas 男女 is the everyday term for men and women as groups.
雌し雄ゆう
雌雄 refers to the male and female sexes primarily of animals or plants, while 男女 refers specifically to men and women among people.

Don't confuse with

性せい別べつN3
男女 means 'men and women' as a group of people, while 性別 is the abstract category of sex/gender itself, so they can't be swapped in most sentences.
老ろう若にゃく男なん女にょN1
男女 simply means 'men and women' with no reference to age, whereas 老若男女 broadens this to 'people of every age and gender'.

Word family· 13

男だん女じょ共きょう学がくN1
coeducation; mixed-gender education
男だん女じょ別べつ
by gender; gender-segregated
男だん女じょ比ひ
sex ratio; gender ratio
男だん女じょ交こう際さい
social relations between men and women; mingling between the sexes
男だん女じょ共きょう用よう
unisex; coed; usable by both sexes

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男だん女じょ兼けん用よう
unisex; for both men and women
男だん女じょ別べつ学がく
single-sex education; gender-segregated schooling
男だん女じょ同どう権けん
equal rights for men and women; gender equality
男だん女じょ差さ別べつ
sexual discrimination; sexism
男だん女じょ平びょう等どう
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes

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Written forms

男女Usage100%
- だんじょ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading だんじょ is the most common.
- なんにょ
  Rare reading; mainly found in older or formal contexts.
なんにょ

Etymology

Compound of 男 (man) and 女 (woman). The reading だんじょ uses the on'yomi of both characters, while なんにょ is a less common on'yomi variant.