男の人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
男 人
おとこ
Grade: 1 		ひと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 男 (otoko, “a man”) +‎ の (no, appositional particle) +‎ 人 (hito, “a person”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おとこのひと [òtókó nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞ko̞ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Noun

男(おとこ)の人(ひと) • (otoko no hito) 

  1. man, male adult person
    Antonym: 女の人 (onna no hito)

Usage notes

Used in place of 男(おとこ) (otoko) to avoid sounding too blunt.

Synonyms

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