| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21730 | Morohashi |
| 2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7537 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泣訴 【キュウソ】 imploring with tears in one's eyes
- 号泣 【ゴウキュウ】 crying loudly, bawling, wailing, lamentation, crying one's eyes out (without making noise), breaking into a flood of tears, crying buckets, weeping
- 哀泣 【アイキュウ】 crying with sadness
Kun reading compounds
- 泣く 【なく】 to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
- 泣く子と地頭には勝てない 【なくことじとうにはかてない】 you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason, you can't fight City Hall
Readings
- Korean:
- eub
Spanish
- llorar
- gemir
- cantar (pájaros)
Portuguese
- choro
- chorar
- lamento
French
- pleurer
- gémir
| 479 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 838 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1192 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1049 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 678 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 590 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 396 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 439 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17309 | Morohashi |
| 338 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3104 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 432 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 463 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 373 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3011.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce3 | Unicode hex code |