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男の人

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Phrase consisting of (otoko, male person, man) + (no, appositive particle) + (hito, person).

Pronunciation

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

Phrase

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(おとこ)(ひと) (otoko no hito

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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