"男性" meaning in Japanese

See 男性 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [dã̠ɰ̃se̞ː] Forms: 男性 [canonical] (ruby: (だん), (せい)), dansei [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|だんせい}} 男(だん)性(せい) • (dansei)
  1. man, boy, male person
    Sense id: en-男性-ja-noun-ErnSKekE Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54
  2. (grammar) masculine gender
    Sense id: en-男性-ja-noun--8LHIGFQ Categories (other): Grammar, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Grammar, Human Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 57 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Grammar: 1 99 Disambiguation of Human: 0 100 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 男の人 (otoko no hito) (ruby: (おとこ), (ひと)) (english: man) Related terms: 男子 (danshi) (ruby: 男子(だんし))
Derived forms: 男性化 (danseika) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), ()), 男性観 (danseikan) (ruby: 男性観(だんせいかん)), 男性器 (danseiki) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), ()), 男性軍 (danseigun) (ruby: 男性軍(だんせいぐん)), 男性語 (danseigo) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), ()), 男性性 (danseisei) (ruby: 男性性(だんせいせい)), 男性的 (danseiteki) (ruby: 男性的(だんせいてき)), 男性徒 (danseito) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), ()), 男性美 (danseibi) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), ()), 男性用 (danseiyō) (ruby: 男性用(だんせいよう)), 男性経験 (dansei keiken) (ruby: 男性経験(だんせいけいけん)), 男性差別 (dansei sabetsu) (ruby: 男性(だんせい), (), (べつ)), 男性雑誌 (dansei zasshi) (ruby: 男性雑(だんせいざっ), ()), 男性社会 (dansei shakai) (ruby: 男性社会(だんせいしゃかい)), 男性上位 (dansei jōi) (ruby: 男性上(だんせいじょう), ()), 男性本位 (dansei hon'i) (ruby: 男性本(だんせいほん), ()), 男性恐怖症 (dansei kyōfushō) (ruby: 男性恐(だんせいきょう), (), (しょう)), 既婚男性 (kikon dansei) (ruby: (), 婚男性(こんだんせい)), 独身男性 (dokushin dansei) (ruby: 独身男性(どくしんだんせい))
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "woman",
      "roman": "onna no hito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女",
          "おんな"
        ],
        [
          "人",
          "ひと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女の人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "josei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女性",
          "じょせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女性: female"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseika",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性化"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseikan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性観",
          "だんせいかん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性観"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseiki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "器",
          "き"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性器"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseigun",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性軍",
          "だんせいぐん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性軍"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseigo",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性語"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseisei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性性",
          "だんせいせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性性"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseiteki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性的",
          "だんせいてき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性的"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "徒",
          "と"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性徒"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseibi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "美",
          "び"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性美"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danseiyō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性用",
          "だんせいよう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性用"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei keiken",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性経験",
          "だんせいけいけん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性経験"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei sabetsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "差",
          "さ"
        ],
        [
          "別",
          "べつ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性差別"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei zasshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性雑",
          "だんせいざっ"
        ],
        [
          "誌",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性雑誌"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei shakai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性社会",
          "だんせいしゃかい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性社会"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei jōi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性上",
          "だんせいじょう"
        ],
        [
          "位",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性上位"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei hon'i",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性本",
          "だんせいほん"
        ],
        [
          "位",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性本位"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dansei kyōfushō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性恐",
          "だんせいきょう"
        ],
        [
          "怖",
          "ふ"
        ],
        [
          "症",
          "しょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性恐怖症"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kikon dansei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "既",
          "き"
        ],
        [
          "婚男性",
          "こんだんせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "既婚男性"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "dokushin dansei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "独身男性",
          "どくしんだんせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "独身男性"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "男性",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "だん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dansei",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "だんせい"
      },
      "expansion": "男(だん)性(せい) • (dansei)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "danshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男子",
          "だんし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男子"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "74 26",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "man, boy, male person"
      ],
      "id": "en-男性-ja-noun-ErnSKekE",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Grammar",
          "orig": "ja:Grammar",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "_dis": "43 57",
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          "_dis": "1 99",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Human",
          "orig": "ja:Human",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-男性-ja-noun--8LHIGFQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) masculine gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[dáńséé]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "男声"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "弾性"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "man",
      "roman": "otoko no hito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "おとこ"
        ],
        [
          "人",
          "ひと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男の人"
    }
  ],
  "word": "男性"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "woman",
      "roman": "onna no hito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女",
          "おんな"
        ],
        [
          "人",
          "ひと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女の人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "josei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女性",
          "じょせい"
        ]
      ],
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    }
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    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with homophones",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant script codes",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Grammar",
    "ja:Human"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "danseika",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "化",
          "か"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性化"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseikan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性観",
          "だんせいかん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性観"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseiki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "器",
          "き"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性器"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseigun",
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        [
          "男性軍",
          "だんせいぐん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性軍"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseigo",
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          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
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          "語",
          "ご"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "danseisei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性性",
          "だんせいせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性性"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseiteki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性的",
          "だんせいてき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性的"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "徒",
          "と"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性徒"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseibi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "美",
          "び"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性美"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danseiyō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性用",
          "だんせいよう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性用"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei keiken",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性経験",
          "だんせいけいけん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性経験"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei sabetsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性",
          "だんせい"
        ],
        [
          "差",
          "さ"
        ],
        [
          "別",
          "べつ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性差別"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei zasshi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性雑",
          "だんせいざっ"
        ],
        [
          "誌",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性雑誌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei shakai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性社会",
          "だんせいしゃかい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性社会"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei jōi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性上",
          "だんせいじょう"
        ],
        [
          "位",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性上位"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei hon'i",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性本",
          "だんせいほん"
        ],
        [
          "位",
          "い"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性本位"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dansei kyōfushō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男性恐",
          "だんせいきょう"
        ],
        [
          "怖",
          "ふ"
        ],
        [
          "症",
          "しょう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男性恐怖症"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kikon dansei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "既",
          "き"
        ],
        [
          "婚男性",
          "こんだんせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "既婚男性"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dokushin dansei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "独身男性",
          "どくしんだんせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "独身男性"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "男性",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "だん"
        ],
        [
          "性",
          "せい"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "dansei",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "man",
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        ],
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
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        [
          "male",
          "male"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "masculine gender"
      ],
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        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "masculine",
          "masculine"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) masculine gender"
      ],
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        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "だんせー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dã̠ɰ̃se̞ː]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[dáńséé]"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "男声"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "弾性"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "man",
      "roman": "otoko no hito",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "おとこ"
        ],
        [
          "人",
          "ひと"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男の人"
    }
  ],
  "word": "男性"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 男性 meaning in Japanese (3.9kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.