男の人|おとこのひとotokonohito
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- expression, nounman
- 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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- 大人の男。


