How to say "Man" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Man" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Man" is "Otoko", written in japanese as "男".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '男 (おとこ)' refers to an adult male human being. It can be used to describe biological sex as well as gender identity. The term conveys a sense of masculinity and adulthood. Examples: That man over there - (あそこの男). She married a good man - (彼女はいい男と結婚した).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:
The kanji "男" means "Man" and can be read as "Dan", "Nan" and "Otoko"
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Otoko" mean in japanese?
"Otoko" means "Man" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for man?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Man" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.
