男子
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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
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