Memory phrase for the character: 男

男

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Meaning

man, male

Pronunciation

DAN, NAN
otoko

Explanation

 Top: rice paddy 田, bottom: power 力 (hand or arm with biceps ノ)

Mnemonic
 
In the rice paddy you need the power of a man.

Radicals

田 rice field
男 man
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".




 Vocabulary

男 おとこ  man
男性 だんせい  male, man
長男 ちょうなん  eldest son
男の人 おとこのひと  man
男の子 おとこのこ  boy
男子 だんし  youth, young man

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