Chinese

Adjective

男性

1. (attributive) male

Noun

男性

1. man

Antonyms

• 女性 (nǚxìng)

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) だんせい [dàńséé] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [dã̠nse̞ː]
• Homophones: 男声, 弾性

Noun

男性 ‎(hiragana だんせい, romaji dansei)

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

Synonyms

• 男 (おとこ)の人 (ひと) ‎(otoko no hito): man

Antonyms

• 女 (おんな)の人 (ひと) ‎(onna no hito): woman
• 女性 (じょせい) ‎(josei): female

Compounds

Related terms

• 男子 (だんし) ‎(danshi)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3