Man

Japanese: 男 - おとこ

〘noun〙 A human being who is endowed with the organs that produce sperm. ① A young male with plenty of vitality. ⇔maiden. (i) A young male. A man who has reached adulthood. ※Kojiki (712), Vol. 1: "He became a handsome young man and went out to travel ( the reading for young man is Yuan Toko) . " ※Nihon Shoki (720), Vol . 1: "How I met a beautiful young man ( young man is called a crow) ." ( b ) A boy who has come of age and become a man. →To become a man/to become a man. ② A man, regardless of age. A boy. ⇔woman. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 20.4317 "Now is the time to go to the autumn fields, O my servant, To gaze upon the blossoms of all the old ladies." ※Dosa (around 935) origin "A diary is something that men also write, and I write it because I want women to try it out." ③ A man in a husband -wife relationship or in a relationship between a man and a woman. (a) A husband. A husband. A spouse for a wife. ※Kokin (905-914), Zatsuka, 973, left note "There was once a man, but she never visited him." (b) A lover. A lover. ※Continued Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter (1906-07), <Selected by Kawato Hekigoto>, Winter "All the courtesans have their husbands as lovers, and the night plover (Rokka ) ." ④ A man who has not become a monk. A lay man. ※Shojinboshu (c. 1073) "Both priests and men came as guests." ⑤ A male servant. A manservant. ※Genji (c. 1001-14) Wakamurasaki "The boy was by the blinds." ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Keisei -ka-shamisen (1732) 2 "I had no choice but to become a man, and became a cook at this Togoya." ⑥ A quality as a man. Also, a man who has that quality. (a) A manly boy. A manly boy. A fine boy. ※Soga Monogatari (around the Northern and Southern Courts) 5 "Whether he takes up a bow and arrow or not, there is a man who would cut off his head." (b) A man's dignity. Honor. A man's pride. ※Joruri, Sonezaki Shinju (1703): "He's a man who polishes his masculinity, and knows my troubles too." ( Ha ) Manliness. Handsome. A man's appearance. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku Ichidai Otoko (1682): 4: "He's smart, he's a better man, and he's the kind of man a woman should be." ⑦ Something male. Osu. Often used in compound forms such as "otoko-inu" (male dog) and "otoko-bashira" (male pillar). ⑧ Of a pair of things, the one that has the qualities of being big or rough. "otoko-zaka" (male hill), "otoko-yama" (male mountain), etc. [Etymology] (1) Like "hiko" (male stalk) and "hime" (princess), "ko" and "me" are morphemes that show the opposition between men and women, and this word was established as a counter term to "otome." "Oto" is thought to have the same origin as "ochi" (return) and "otsu" (return), and means young or immature.
(2) Originally, it referred to a young man (in other words, of marriageable age), but since ancient times it has been contrasted with "omina (omuna/onna)" and has come to refer to men (in general) regardless of age or generation.

Dan [male]

〘Noun〙① Man. Male. Man. [Book of Changes - Jici Shang] ② Son. Child. Son. [Book of Changes - Shuogua] ③ Young person. A lively person. A young man. ④ The fifth of the five ranks of peerage. Referred to in the old aristocracy system. Also used for the ranks of European nobility. Baron. *Extra edition (1906)〈Kunikida Doppo〉"'Kato Dan ' is an abbreviation of 'Kato Danshaku.'" [Book of Rites - Royal System]

Nan [male]

〘Noun〙① Man. Male. Man. ※Myoichihon Kana Written Lotus Sutra (Kamakura period) 5 "Also, these are distinguished as men ( 〈note〉 Otoko) and women (nyo) ." ② Son. Son. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 12 "Where are you from, and who is the man of your household ? "

Man - Shiotoko [male]

〘Adj.〙 It gives the impression of a man. Manly. ⇔Female. ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Kokin Kannin-ki (1708), 3 "If you start to behave like a man from now on, you may find someone who suits you."

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:

〘名〙人間のうち、精子をつくる器官をそなえている方。① 若々しく生命力の盛んな男子。⇔少女(おとめ)。(イ) 青年の男。成年に達した男性。※古事記（712）上「麗(うるは)しき壮夫(ヲトコ)に成りて出で遊行(あそ)びき〈壮夫を訓みて袁等古(ヲトコ)と云ふ〉」※書紀（720）神代上「憙哉(あなうれしゑや)可美(うまし)少男(ヲトコ)に遇ひぬること〈少男、此をば烏等孤(ヲトコ)と云ふ〉」(ロ) 元服して一人前となった男子。→男になす・男になる。② 老幼に関係なく、男性。男子。⇔女(おんな)。※万葉（８Ｃ後）二〇・四三一七「秋野には今こそ行かめもののふの乎等古(ヲトコ)女(をみな)の花にほひ見に」※土左（935頃）発端「をとこもすなる日記といふものを、女(をむな)もしてみんとてするなり」③ 夫婦関係、男女関係での男性。(イ) 夫。良人。妻に対する配偶者。※古今（905‐914）雑下・九七三・左注「昔おとこありけるをうなの、おとこ訪はずなりにければ」(ロ) 情人。情夫。※続春夏秋冬（1906‐07）〈河東碧梧桐選〉冬「妓は皆舸夫を情夫(ヲトコ)や小夜千鳥〈六花〉」④ 出家していない男性。在俗の男性。※成尋母集（1073頃）「法師なるも、おとこなるも、おとづれつとして」⑤ 召使いの男性。下男。奉公人。※源氏（1001‐14頃）若紫「おとこどもぞ御簾(みす)のとにありける」※浮世草子・傾城歌三味線（1732）二「是非なく男になりまして、此東後屋(とうごや)へ料理人にありつき」⑥ 男性としての特質。また、その特質を持った男性。(イ) 男らしい男子。雄々しい男子。りっぱな男子。※曾我物語（南北朝頃）五「弓矢を取るも、取らざるも、おとこと首をきざまるる程の者が」(ロ) 男子としての面目。名誉。男子の意地。※浄瑠璃・曾根崎心中（1703）「あいつもおとこ磨くやつ、をれが難儀(なんぎ)も知ってゐる」(ハ) 男ぶり。男前。男子の容貌。※浮世草子・好色一代男（1682）四「あたまつき、人に替り、男(オトコ)も勝れて、女のすくべき風(ふう)也」⑦ 雄性のもの。おす。「男犬」「男柱」等の熟語形で用いることが多い。⑧ 対になったもののうち、大きい、けわしいなどの性質をそなえている方。「男坂」「男山」など。[語誌](1)「ひこ（彦）」「ひめ（姫）」などと同様、「こ」「め」を男女の対立を示す形態素として、「をとめ」に対する語として成立した。「をと」は、「をち（復）」「をつ（復）」と同語源とみられ、若、未熟を意味する。
(2)本来、若い青年男子（とりもなおさず結婚適齢期にあることを意味する）を指したが、上代からすでに「をみな（をむな・をんな）」と対の関係が成立して、年代・世代を問わず男性（一般）を指す語となった。