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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N5

240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: male

Kunyomi: おとこ, お

Onyomi: ダン, ナン

Composition: 田 力

男

Radical

Radical: 田

Reading: た

Meaning: field

Strokes: 5

⽥

Examples

Examples with audio

男子学生(だんしがくせい)   male student

男性(だんせい)   male

長男(ちょうなん)   eldest son

男(おとこ)   man

Onyomi Examples

男 (ダン) masculine noun, son, baron, man, male

男子 (ダンシ) boy, man, male

既男 (キダン) married man

公侯伯子男 (コウコウハクシダン) duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)

男 (ナン) son

男女 (ダンジョ) men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders

一男 (イチナン) boy, eldest son

次男 (ジナン) second son

Kunyomi Examples

男 (おとこ) man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation

男の子 (おとこのこ) boy, son, baby boy, young man

年男 (としおとこ) man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

山男 (やまおとこ) giant, woodsman, alpinist

雄 (お) male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband

男 (おとこ) man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation

愛上男 (あいうえお) skilled male lover

毒男 (どくお) lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek

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