男性

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

男性

  1. (often attributive) male sex
  2. man

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • 男性沙文主義男性沙文主义
  • 男性病

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (男性):

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

男性 (hiragana だんせい, rōmaji dansei)

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

Compounds

References

  • 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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

男性 (namseong) (hangeul 남성)

  1. Hanja form? of 남성 (male).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Adjective

男性

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