male language; masculine speech
Refers to speech styles, vocabulary, and sentence endings stereotypically associated with male speakers in Japanese. Often contrasted with 女性語 (female language).
Japanese male language includes sentence-ending particles like 'zo' and 'ze'.
He deliberately spoke using masculine language.
Compound of 男性 (male) and 語 (language, word). A straightforward modern coinage for the linguistic concept of male speech.