男性

だんせい
JLPT:N4
Frequency:
1

A man; male (indicating male gender). Commonly used in contexts like workplaces, medicine, or statistics.

NounNoun Taking 'の'

Examples

今回の調査では回答者のうち60%が男性だった。

In this survey, 60% of respondents were male.

男性スタッフが受付におりますので、お声がけください。

There is a male staff member at reception, so please ask him.

年齢と性別:男性、35歳。

Age and gender: male, 35 years old.

2

In grammar/linguistics, 'male' refers to the masculine gender of nouns in languages that have grammatical gender.

NounNoun Taking 'の'Grammar

Examples

フランス語では名詞に男性と女性の性があり、leは男性名詞に使われる。

In French, nouns have masculine and feminine genders; 'le' is used for masculine nouns.

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