男の人|おとこのひとotokonohito

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. expression, nounman
    若わかい男おとこの人ひとがドアの前まえで歌うたっています。↗
    A young man is singing in front of the door.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym男性だんせいNeutralMore formal and objective than 「男の人」; favored in writing and statistics, and in compounds like 「男性用」.
  • Synonym男おとこNeutralColloquial and blunt, even rough at times; it can also suggest manliness. Far less polite than 「男の人」.
  • Synonym男子だんしNeutralCovers boys and schoolboys (「男子校」) and labels men's sports events (「男子100m」); not a polite everyday word for a man.
  • Related紳士しんしFormalA gentleman: respectful and formal when it refers to a person, and it also labels men's goods, as in 「紳士服」. More elevated than 「男の人」.
  • Related成人男性せいじんだんせいWrittenWritten term for an adult male, most typical of statistics and medical contexts.
  • Antonym女の人おんなのひとNeutralThe antonym: a woman. It matches 「男の人」 in polite, everyday style.

Use 「男の人」 for a man in polite everyday speech. For formal or statistical contexts pick 「男性」; 「成人男性」 for adult males in writing. 「男」 is blunt, 「男子」 covers boys and men's events, 「紳士」 is a gentleman or men's goods. Opposite: 「女の人」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 大人おとなの男おとこ。
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