男性|だんせいdansei[0]heiban (flat)
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- no-adjectiveman; male
- no-adjective, grammarmasculine gender
- Synonym男の人おとこのひとNeutralPolite everyday way to refer to an adult man; kinder than 「男」 and more colloquial than 「男性」.
- Synonym男おとこCasualBlunt word for a man; can sound rude when speaking of someone in the third person. Also covers manliness.
- Synonym男子だんしNeutralCovers boys and male students; typical of school and sports contexts, as in 「男子生徒」.
- SynonymガイCasualLoanword for a man worth admiring; mostly seen in 「ナイスガイ」.
- Antonym女性じょせいNeutralThe counterpart of 「男性」: women. Equally neutral and polite.
Default to 「男性」 for men or the male sex. In speech, 「男の人」 is the polite everyday choice and 「男」 the blunt one; 「男子」 fits school and sports settings like 「男子生徒」; women are 「女性」.
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