女好き

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
おんな
Grade: 1
す > ず
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Compound of (おんな) (onna, woman) + () (suki, liked). The suki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んなずき [òńnázúkí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠zɨkʲi]

Adjective

(おんな)() • (onnazuki-na (adnominal (おんな)() (onnazuki na), adverbial (おんな)() (onnazuki ni))

  1. (of a man) having characteristics appealing to women
  2. (of a man) liking women; being a ladies' man; being a womanizer

Inflection

Coordinate terms

  • 男好(おとこず) (otokozuki)