おとこまえ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
男前

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おとこまえ [òtókómáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞ko̞ma̠e̞]

Noun

おとこまえ • (otokomae) ←をとこまへ (wotokomafe)?

  1. man's appearance, man's looks
    顔(かお)が男(おとこ)前(まえ)
    kao ga otokomae
    having a masculine face
  2. outstanding manliness
    男(おとこ)前(まえ)の答(こた)え
    otokomae no kotae
    manly answer

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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