東男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東	男
あずま Grade: 2	おとこ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

東 (azuma, “east”) +‎ 男 (otoko, “man”)

Noun

東(あずま)男(おとこ) • (azumaotoko) 

1. a man from eastern Japan (historically, particularly Edo) where men are often thought of as manlier

   東(あずま)男(おとこ)に京(きょう)女(おんな)

   azumaotoko ni kyōonna

   the manliest men from Edo, the womanliest women from Kyoto

See also

• 東(とう)国(ごく) (Tōgoku)
• 東(あずま)女(おみな) (azumaomina)