7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

male

Kun'yomi
  • man ②fellow ③male lover
  • male ②manly ③larger (of the two) ④man ⑤husband
On'yomi
  • masculine noun ②son ③baron ④man
  • son
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おとこ 81.6%
ダン 16.9%
ナン 1.1%
0.4%

Character Breakdown

male
おとこ ダン ナン (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

man ②fellow ③male lover
man ②masculine gender
handsome man ②good guy ③influential person (esp. in the yakuza) ④sumo wrestler
abominable snowman
handsome man ②manliness
fellow men ②between men
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References

Unicode hex code 7537
JIS X 0208 1-35-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2996
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3731
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2542
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21730
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 101
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 109
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 42
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 66
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 203
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 67
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.13
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1334
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 867
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5f2.2
Four corner code 6042.7
De Roo Code 3645