남자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男子, from 男 (“male”) + 子 (“offspring”)

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠md͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [남자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namja
McCune–Reischauer?	namja
Yale Romanization?	namca

Noun

남자 • (namja) (hanja 男子)

1. man; gentleman; boy; male

   이 남자들은 미국인입니까, 아니면 독일인입니까? 독일인입니다.

   i namjadeureun miguginimnikka, animyeon dogirinimnikka? - dogirinimnida.

   Are these men American or German? - They are German.

   이 남자를 남자 화장실로 바래다주세요.

   i namjareul namja hwajangsillo baraedajuseyo.

   Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.

Synonyms

• 사내 (sanae, “man; husband”)
• 남성 (男性, namseong, “male”)

Antonyms

• 계집 (gyejip, “woman; wife”)
• 아내 (anae, “wife”)
• 여자 (女子, yeoja, “woman, female”)
• 여성 (女性, yeoseong, “female”)

Related terms

• 남녀 (男女, namnyeo, “men and women”)

See also

• 어른 (eoreun, “adult”)
• 아이 (ai, “child”)