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男性 (だんせい, dansei) Japanese meaning: man | Kotomora

男だん性せい

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

General term for an adult human male; also used as a no-adjective to describe male-related things.

あの男だん性せいは私わたしの父ちちです。

That man is my father.

男だん性せい用ようトイレはあちらです。

The men's restroom is over there.

2

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

masculine gender

Grammar term for the masculine gender in languages that have grammatical gender.

フランス語ごの名めい詞しには男だん性せいと女じょ性せいがある。
French nouns have masculine and feminine genders.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉は男だん性せい向むけだ(something) is aimed at/designed for men
このシェーバーは男だん性せい向むけに作つくられている。
This razor is made for men.

Kanji

男male
性sex, gender, nature

Related words· 7

男おとこN5sense 1
男 is the plain, everyday word for 'man', while 男性 is the more formal term used in official, written, or polite contexts.
男だん子しN3sense 1
男子 typically refers to boys or is used for 'men's' categories (e.g. 男子トイレ), whereas 男性 is the standard neutral term for an adult man.
メンズN3
男性 is the neutral, standard word for 'men', while メンズ in this slang sense sounds rougher and more casual, often used jokingly among friends.
男おとこたち
男性 is the formal, polite word for 'men/males' used in official or written contexts, while 男たち is a plain, everyday plural referring to a specific group of men.

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マン
男性 is a neutral, formal way to refer to a male person in ordinary speech or writing, whereas マン appears almost only inside compounds like サラリーマン.
男おとこの人ひとN4
男性 is more formal and typically used in written language, statistics, or official contexts, while 男の人 is used in everyday spoken conversation.
ガイ
男性 is the neutral, formal word for a male person, appropriate where ガイ would sound too slangy.

Opposites

女じょ性せいN4sense 1
女性 refers to a woman/female, the direct counterpart to 男性 (man/male).
ウーマンN2
男性 means 'man' and is the natural opposite of ウーマン (woman), though 男性 itself pairs more with 女性 than with the loanword ウーマン.

Counted with

人にん
counter for people

Word family· 26

男だん性せい的てきN1
manly; masculine
男だん性せい化か
masculinization; virilization
男だん性せい名めい
male name
男だん性せい客きゃく
male customer; male guest

Etymology

Compound of 男 (dan, 'male') and 性 (sei, 'gender, nature').

男だん性せい形けい

masculine form

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男だん性せい性せい
masculinity
男だん性せい用よう
for men; men's use
男だん性せい美び
masculine beauty
男だん性せい観かん
view of men; opinion of men
男だん性せい語ご
male language; masculine speech

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