男
N5 WaniKani
Stroke Order
Meaning
Male
On'yomi (音読み)
だん, なん
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
おとこ, お
Stroke Count
7 strokes
男 in useful words
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- 男子だんし
- boy
- 男女だんじょ
- men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
- 長男ちょうなん
- eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 男の子おとこのこ
- boy; son; baby boy
- 男性だんせい
- man; male
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