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男性

だんせい

male, man

Mnemonic

Power out in the field and whatever the heart was born with, put together for a form that only wants one box ticked. Dan だん says せい so: だんせい.

Worth knowing

The formal word, what a form asks for. 男 おとこ is the everyday one.

Built from

man
田 field + 力 power
nature, gender
忄 heart + 生 life

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