男 means male
Strength in the rice field: the man doing the heavy farm work.
On'yomi
- ダンdan
- ナンnan
Kun'yomi
- おとこotoko
- おo
How it's built
- 田field
- 力strength
Common words
- 男おとこman; male
- 長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 男女だんじょmen and women; man and woman
- 男子だんしboy
Through history
Oracle bone
Bronze
Seal- Today