Source Word
男子
Hiragana
だんし
Noun
Japanese Meaning
男性
Easy Japanese Meaning
おとこのこやおとこのひとをさすことば。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
男性 / 男人 / 小伙子
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
男性 / 男人
Korean Meaning
남자 / 남성 / 사내
Indonesian
laki-laki / pria / anak laki-laki
Vietnamese Meaning
nam giới / đàn ông / con trai
Tagalog Meaning
lalaki / binata
Sense(1)
Note: in terms of grammar and linguistics, the word solely means a male
. However, abroad it is often translated as boy
to contrast to the term 男性, which refers to a man in general. The difference being one refers to the gender-specific male, while the other a singular man.
Sense(2)
a male ; a guy
( canonical )
( romanization )
( hiragana )