男の人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男	人
おとこ Grade: 1	ひと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 男 (otoko, “a man”) +‎ の (no, appositional particle) +‎ 人 (hito, “a person”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おとこのひと [òtókó nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
IPA^(key): [o̞to̞ko̞ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Noun

男(おとこ)の人(ひと) • (otoko no hito)

man, male adult person
Antonym: 女の人 (onna no hito)

Usage notes

Used in place of 男(おとこ) (otoko) to avoid sounding too blunt.

Synonyms

男(おとこ) (otoko)
男性(だんせい) (dansei)
男(おとこ)の方(かた) (otoko no kata) (polite language)

Related terms

男(おとこ)の子(こ) (otokonoko)
女(おんな)の子(こ) (onnanoko)

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