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男日照り (おとこひでり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
scarcity of eligible men ; man shortage
Colloquial term likening a lack of available men to a drought; often used in discussions of dating or marriage prospects. The opposite is 女ひでり (おんなひでり).
See also: 女ひでり (おんなひでり)
友とも
達だち
が
「
最さい
近きん
男おとこ
日ひ
照で
り
だ
」
と
嘆なげ
い
て
い
た
。
My friend was complaining that there's a scarcity of men lately.
Written forms 男おとこ 日ひ 照で り
Standard kanji spelling; 日照り means 'drought', metaphorically extended to a shortage of men.
男おとこ ひでり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, sometimes used for readability.
男旱おとこひで り
Alternate kanji for ひでり; less common than 日照り.
男おとこ 旱ひでり
Abbreviated kanji form; rare.
Kanji 照 illuminate, shine, compare Etymology Compound of 男 (おとこ, 'man') and 日照り (ひでり, 'drought'), metaphorically describing a dry spell of available men.
