ChineseEdit

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

PronunciationEdit


NounEdit

男性

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

SynonymsEdit

  • (man):

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DescendantsEdit

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

JapaneseEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

(だん)(せい) (dansei

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

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ReferencesEdit

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

KoreanEdit

Hanja in this term

NounEdit

男性 (namseong) (hangeul 남성)

  1. Hanja form? of 남성 (male).

VietnameseEdit

Hán tự in this term

AdjectiveEdit

男性

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