JLPT N5 vocabulary

男meaning and reading

Reading and pitch accent

おとこ3Odaka · falls after

Meaning

  1. man, male
  2. fellow, guy, chap, bloke
  3. male lover, boyfriend, man
  4. manliness, manly honor, manly reputation
Illustration of 男

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれのごとき男おとこは今後こんご二度にどと現れあらわないだろう。

    A man like him will probably never appear again.

  2. あの男おとこは報告ほうこくかたがた言い訳い|わけをしていくからいやだ。

    I don't like how that man uses the reports as a way to make excuses.

  3. 彼かれは、課長かちょうの言ういこととは裏腹うらはらに真面目まじめな男おとこだった。

    Contrary to what the section manager said (about him), he was a serious person.