男子
Chinese edit
male | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
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simp. and trad. (男子) |
男 | 子 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
男子
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- 女子 (nǚzǐ)
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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男 | 子 |
だん Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
- 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.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 男子学生 (danshi gakusei): male student
- 男子高 (danshikō): boys' highschool (male high school)
- 男子高校 (danshi kōkō): boys' highschool (male high school)
- 男子生徒 (danshi seito): school boy (alternative to saying male student)
Related terms edit
- 男の子 (otoko no ko)
- 男性 (dansei)
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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男 | 子 |
Noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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男 | 子 |
Noun edit
男子