남자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男子, from 男 (“male”) and 子 (“offspring”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈnamd͡ʑa
• Phonetic hangul: 남자

Romanization

Revised	namja	transliteration	namja
McCune–Reischauer	namja	Yale	namca

Noun

남자 (namja, hanja 男子)

1. man; gentleman; boy; male

Synonyms

• 사내 (sanae, “man; husband”)
• 남성 (namseong, “male”, 男性)

Antonyms

• 계집 (gyejip, “woman; wife”)
• 아내 (anae, “wife”)
• 여자 (yeoja, “woman, female”, 女子)
• 여성 (yeoseong, “female”, 女性)

Related terms

• 남녀 (namnyeo, “men and women”, 男女)

See also

• 어른 (eoreun, “adult”)
• 아이 (ai, “child”)