漢字城 Kanji Fortress

男 man

Also: male

On'yomi
ダン、ナン
Kun'yomi
おとこ
Strokes
7
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
男 is written in 7 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Power (力) applied to the rice field (田) — the man out working the land.

A common word

  • 男の子 おとこのこ boy

Example sentences

  • おとこのひとがさんにんいます。

    There are three men.

  • あのおとこのこはわたしのおとうとです。

    That boy is my little brother.

Kanji that share a part

田 is its radical. 25 kanji share it in all.

力 is a component. 24 kanji share it in all.