おとこ

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of おとこ – see the following entries.
1
[noun] a male person
[noun] (specifically) a man, an adult male
[noun] , : (specifically) a manly man
[noun] a male lover
[noun] a manservant
[noun] a husband
[noun] (obsolete) an unmarried young man
[noun] (colloquial) homosexuality
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spelling
3
[noun] (slang) Rare spelling of (man).
(This term, おとこ (otoko), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as おとこ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おとこ.)