男 — man; male (JLPT N5 kanji)
男
man; male
ダン・
7 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ダン
- ナン
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- おとこ
- お
Meanings
manmale
Words with 男
男おとこman / male
男の子おとこのこboy
Appears in these kanji
勇ユウ・いさcourage
虜リョ・とりこcaptive
湧ユウ・わspring up; well up
In the vocabulary
私 は 男 です。
I’m a man.
How to remember it
男田 (field) sits above 力 (strength). Imagine someone using strength to work a field, and link this scene with man. The scene is a memory aid, not a claim about who does farm work.