When used in compound words, otoko indicates the male gender in general such as in the word for ‘boy’ in Japanese which is otoko no ko (男の子, lit: male child) or the phrase otoko nomi (男のみ) which means ‘males only’. Otoko is a noun that means an adult male. ![]() ![]() The basic way to say ‘man’ in Japanese is otoko (男 / おとこ) but be careful, it’s not polite. Image source: Michael Ocampo from United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The entrance to a male changing room at a Japanese bathhouse, showing the kanji 男 (male or man).
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