Men - Otokoshu

Japanese: 男衆 - おとこしゅう

〘 noun 〙 (also "otokoshu")① Men. ⇔ Women's group. ※Gotokyoki - February 28, 1527 (Taei 7) "The men also included Kanroji Ippon, Nakamikado father and son, Shijo father and son, Yanagiwara, Hoin, etc."② Servant. Male servant. Otokoshi. ⇔ Women's group. ※Kakushihon Ukiyoburo (1809-13), volume 3 "The twelve copper gifts of congratulations and the mizuhiki envelopes for the men were hanging high on two or three sides."③ A man who takes care of the personal needs of actors or geisha in the entertainment industry. Otokoshi. ※Tokai no Yuuutsu (1923) by Sato Haruo "There was even one who was said to have become infatuated with a certain actress and was acting like a man ."

Otoko - Shiotoko [Men]

〘Noun〙 (A variation of "otokoshuu (male group)") ① = otokoshuu (male group) ② ※Yamabiko (1907)〈Suzuki Miekichi〉 "When I asked him if he was the man with the tobacco pouch with the lump on his head, he laughed and said I was that male servant." ② = otokoshuu (male group) ③ ※Zappai・500 Topics with Crowns (1857) "Good for communicating in broken Japanese and chasing after men ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「おとこしゅ」とも)① 男の人たち。⇔女子衆(おなごしゅう)。※言継卿記‐大永七年（1527）二月二八日「又男衆甘露寺一品、中御門父子、四条父子、柳原、法印等也」② 下男。男の奉公人。おとこし。⇔女子衆(おなごしゅう)。※滑稽本・浮世風呂（1809‐13）三「御祝義の十二銅、男衆(ヲトコシュ)への水引包は、二つの三方にうづ高うして」③ 役者または、花柳界で芸者などの身のまわりの世話をする男。おとこし。※都会の憂鬱（1923）〈佐藤春夫〉「或る女優にのぼせて男衆(ヲトコシウ)のやうにしてゐるなどといふ者さへあった」