"善男" meaning in Japanese

See 善男 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [jo̞ɕio̞] Forms: 善男 [canonical] (ruby: 善(よし), 男(お)), Yoshio [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|よしお}} 善(よし)男(お) • (Yoshio)
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-善男-ja-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Japanese given names, Japanese male given names, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese male given names, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 81 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 89 11 Disambiguation of Japanese male given names: 99 1 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 89 11 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 87 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [d͡zẽ̞nːã̠ɴ] Forms: 善男 [canonical] (ruby: 善(ぜん), 男(なん)), zennan [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぜんなん}} 善(ぜん)男(なん) • (zennan)
  1. (Buddhism) a pious man
    Sense id: en-善男-ja-noun-Xpe5Dw5v Categories (other): Buddhism Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for 善男 meaning in Japanese (2.4kB)

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