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男
Hiragana
おとこ / おのこ
Noun
specifically
obsolete
colloquial
Japanese Meaning
成人した男性。また、男性一般を指す。 / 男らしい気質や振る舞いをもつ人。侠気のある男性。 / 恋人・配偶者としての男性。夫や彼氏。 / 男性の召使い、下男。 / 未婚の若い男性（古語的用法）。 / 男性同士の同性愛を指す俗な表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おとこのひとをいう。とくにおとなのおとこをさす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
男性；男人 / 男子汉 / 丈夫
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
男性；男人；成年男子 / 男子漢；有男子氣概的男人 / 丈夫；男性戀人
Korean Meaning
남자, 성인 남성 / 사나이(남자다운 남자) / 남편 또는 남성 애인
Indonesian
laki-laki; pria / suami / lelaki sejati
Vietnamese Meaning
đàn ông; nam giới / chồng / bạn trai (người yêu nam)
Tagalog Meaning
lalaki; (lalo na) lalaking adulto / asawang lalaki / kasintahang lalaki
Sense（1）
a male person
Sense（2）
(specifically) a man, an adult male
Sense（3）
男, 漢: (specifically) a manly man
Sense（4）
a male lover
Sense（5）
a manservant
Sense（6）
a husband
Sense（7）
(obsolete) an unmarried young man
Sense（8）
(colloquial) homosexuality
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Quizzes for review
a male person / (specifically) a man, an adult male / 男, 漢: (specifically) a manly man / a male lover / a manservant / a husband / (obsolete) an unmarried young man / (colloquial) homosexuality
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男
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That man is my father.
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その男は私の父です。
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