男性

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Chinese

male sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity
simp. and trad.
(男性)

Pronunciation


Noun

男性

  1. (often attributive) the male sex; male
  2. man; male

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  • (man):

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (男性):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
だん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(だん)(せい) (dansei

  1. man, boy, male person
  2. (grammar) masculine gender

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References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

男性 (namseong) (hangeul 남성)

  1. Hanja form? of 남성 (male).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

男性

  1. chữ Hán form of nam tính (masculine).