男 — kanji meaning “male”
男
male
- Meanings
- male
- On'yomi
- ダン (dan)、ナン (nan)
- Kun'yomi
- おとこ、お
- Name readings
- み
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #240 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 102
- Chinese reading
- nán — Chinese character page
Words with 男
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 男女 | だんじょ danjo | men and women; man and woman; both sexes |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ otokonoko | boy; son; baby boy |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son |
| 男爵 | だんしゃく danshaku | baron |
| 次男 | じなん jinan | second son |
| 男前 | おとこまえ otokomae | handsome man; man's looks; good looks |
| 男優 | だんゆう dan'yuu | (male) actor |
| 男児 | だんじ danji | boy; son |
| 三男 | さんなん sannan | three sons |
| 男らしい | おとこらしい otokorashii | manly; masculine; like a man |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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