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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 ）
Quizzes for review
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I found a male who was lost at the station and showed him the way.
I found a male who was lost at the station and showed him the way.
See correct answer
駅で迷っていた男子を見つけたので、道を教えてあげました。
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