Today’s Kanji is “男” (otoko); Kanji for “man”.
Handwritten Kanji “男” (otoko)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “男”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 男 | ダン ナン おとこ | dan nan otoko | 7 | 田 | man |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “男”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ | otokonoko | boy |
| 男子学生 | だんしがくせい | danshigakusei | boy student |
| 男性会社員 | だんせいかいしゃいん | danseikaishain | male office worker |
