Japanese symbol for “gents”

旦那衆

だんなしゅう

Romaji: dannashuu

gents; gentlemen

In Japanese, gents is 旦那衆, read だんなしゅう (dannashuu).

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Meanings

n gents; gentlemen

Kanji and stroke order

旦

daybreak, dawn, morning

on: タン、ダン
kun: あき.らか、あきら、ただし、あさ

5 strokes · JLPT 1

那

what?

on: ナ、ダ
kun: なに、なんぞ、いかん

7 strokes · JLPT 1

衆

masses, great numbers, multitude

on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おお.い

12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
旦那	だんな danna	master (of a house, shop, etc.)
一旦	いったん ittan	once
元旦	がんたん gantan	New Year's Day; first day of the year
若旦那	わかだんな wakadanna	young master; young gentleman
文旦	ぶんたん buntan	pomelo (Citrus maxima); shaddock
歳旦	さいたん saitan	New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
支那	しな shina	China
刹那	せつな setsuna	moment; instant
大衆	たいしゅう taishuu	general public; the masses

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.