JLPT N4 · Noun

男性 (dansei)

男性 (だんせい, dansei) is a Japanese noun meaning “man; male”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: だんせい
Romaji: dansei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

man; male · noun, noun taking の
masculine gender · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

「一部屋に３人で泊まっていただけますか」と彼はたずねました。「ええ、かまいませんよ」と３人の男性は答えました。

He asked the men, "Would you share a room?" "Certainly, we will," answered the three men.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 男性

maleダン・ナン・おとこ・お · 7 strokes

sex, gender, natureセイ・ショウ・さが · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 男性.

男おとこman男の子おとこのこboy男子だんしboy男の人おとこのひとman長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son)女性じょせいwoman性せいnature (of a person)酸性さんせいacidity性格せいかくcharacter (of a person)性質せいしつnature (of a person)性能せいのうability性別せいべつ(distinction of) sex中性ちゅうせいneutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.)個性こせいindividuality

Source: JMdict entry 1420160 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.