男 — male, man

おとこ男 male

U+7537 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #240 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #859 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

male
man

word

おとこ otoko Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

男(おとこ) otoko man 男(おとこ) の子(こ) otokonoko boy 男(おとこ) 前(まえ) otokomae handsome man 大(おお) 男(おとこ) oootoko large man 山(やま) 男(おとこ) yamaotoko mountain man

だん dan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

男(だん) 性(せい) dansei male 男(だん) 子(し) danshi boy 男(だん) 女(じょ) danjo men and women

なん nan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

長(ちょう) 男(なん) chounan eldest son

Stroke order

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