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What does the kanji 男 mean?

男 means male; son; man. On'yomi ダン、ナン. Kun'yomi おとこ、お.

Quick facts
On'yomiダン、ナン
Kun'yomiおとこ、お
Strokes7
Main radical田
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi ダン、ナンKun'yomi おとこ、お
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

male; son; man

Memory hook

Power (力) put to work in the rice field (田) — MAN.

Main radical

田rice field 5 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.