男（おとこ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: man / male
Example sentences
- あの背の高い男の人は先生だ。 — That tall man is a teacher.
- 男でも料理は上手にできる。 — Even men can cook well.
Idioms & proverbs containing “男”
- 男尊女卑 (だんそんじょひ) — male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
- 老若男女 (ろうにゃくなんにょ) — men and women of all ages
- 東男に京女 (あずまおとこにきょうおんな) — the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
- 男心と秋の空 (おとこごころとあきのそら) — a man's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
- 男は松女は藤 (おとこはまつおんなはふじ) — men are the strong base to which women cling; men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines
- 京男に伊勢女 (きょうおとこにいせおんな) — the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “男” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)