Chinese

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male sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(男性)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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男性

  1. (often attributive) the male sex; male
  2. man; male

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  • (man):

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (男性):
  • Japanese: 男性(だんせい) (dansei)
  • Korean: 남성(男性) (namseong)
  • Vietnamese: nam tính (男性)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だん)(せい) (dansei

  1. man, boy, male person
  2. (grammar) masculine gender

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References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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男性 (namseong) (hangeul 남성)

  1. hanja form? of 남성 (male)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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男性

  1. chữ Hán form of nam tính (masculine).