おとこ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of おとこ – see the following entries.

【男】1 [noun] a male person [noun] (specifically) a man, an adult male [noun] 男, 漢: (specifically) a manly man [noun] a male lover [noun] a manservant [noun] a husband [noun] (obsolete) an unmarried young man [noun] (colloquial) homosexuality [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling 漢

【漢】3 [noun] (slang) Rare spelling of 男 (“man”).

(This term, おとこ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as おとこ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おとこ.)