【男】(dan, nan, otoko/ man, male) Japanese Kanji | JLPT N5

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In this time, I will introduce the Kanji character 男.

How to read

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are
・だん　dan
・なん　nan

For example,
・男子　だんし　dan-shi
It means boy, man, male
This is a casual expression
・男子トイレ　だんしといれ　dan-shi toire
It means men's restroom, men's toilet

・男女　だんじょ　dan-jo
It means both genders, man and woman
・男女関係　だんじょかんけい　dan-jo kan-kei
It means relations between the sexes
・男女平等　だんじょびょうどう　dan-jo byou-dou
It means gender equality

・男児　だんじ　dan-ji
It means boy
Mainly children boys are called

・男性　だんせい　dan-sei
It means man, male
This is a formal expression

・長男　ちょうなん　chou-nan
It means first-born son
・次男　じなん　ji-nan
It means second-born son
・三男　さんなん　san-nan
It means third-born son

and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is
・おとこ　otoko

For example,
・男　おとこ　otoko
It means man, male

・男前　おとこまえ　otoko-mae
It means handsome man, good-looking man

and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.
This kanji has no special reading.

Meanings

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "男".
This kanji is used in the next meanings
・man
・male

Radical

And the radical of this character is 田　ta
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.
・岩男　いわお　Iwao

Personal name

These are the most common personal names using the Kanji for 男
・利男　としお　Toshio
・和男　かずお　Kazuo
・正男　まさお　Masao

This character is given primarily to male names.
And there are so many different types that we cannot introduce them here.

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 男
・梅沢 富美男　うめざわとみお　Umezawa Tomio
He is an actor

Place

Next, I will introduce place names and tourist attractions that use the kanji character for 男.
・男鹿　おが　Oga
The name of a city in the Tohoku region of Northern Japan

Look-alikes

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "男".

Containing its kanji

Here are some kanji that contain character 男 in their composition
・甥　せい、おい　sei, oi
It means nephew

・虜　りょ、とりこ　ryo, toriko
It means prisoner, captive

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