Meaning

Primary

Male

Alternatives

Man, Guy

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A man's gender is known as "male."

Note that this can only refer to a human's gender; you're going to learn the word you use for animals, plants, etc. later on!

Reading

だんせい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 男性に聞く

    to ask a man

    男性にもらう

    to receive from a man

    男性に出会う

    to meet a man

Context Sentences

あの男性の名前を知っていますか。

Do you know that guy's name?

それって、男性ホルモンのせいじゃない?

Isn't that because of male hormones?

このオフィスには男性の会社員が約百名、女性の会社員が約七十名います。

In this office, there are about a hundred male office workers and about seventy female office workers.

Kanji Composition