Male hand - man

Japanese: 男手 - おとこで

〘Noun〙① A man's handwriting. Characters written by a man. Men's writing. Man's hand. ⇔ Woman's hand. ② (From the fact that it was used mostly by men) Kanji. Men's writing. Mana. Man's hand. ⇔ Woman's hand. ※Utsubo (around 970-999) Kuniyori jo "Next, write in a different style." ③ A man's worker. Male labor force. Men's hand. ⇔ Woman's hand. ※Haiku poem Mugirinshu (around 1716-36) 6 "It's sad to see a man fold up his nighttime futon."

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

Japanese:

〘名〙① 男の筆跡。男の書いた文字。男文字。男の手。⇔女手。② (男が多く使ったところから) 漢字。男文字。まな。男の手。⇔女手。※宇津保（970‐999頃）国譲上「そのつぎにをとこで、はなちがきに書きて」③ 男のはたらき手。男子の労働力。男の手。⇔女手。※俳諧・麦林集（1716‐36頃）六「男手にたたむもかなし夜着ふとん」

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