noun used as a prefix, noun used as a suffix

  1. male.

noun used as a prefix

  1. manly, brave, heroic.
  2. larger (of the two), greater.

noun

Archaism.
  1. man.
  2. husband.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common

Contained Kanji Breakdown

masculine, male, hero
ユウ お- おん (7th, N1)
the fore-arm, the upper-arm, round
コウ かいな ひじ
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)