おとこまえ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
男前

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とこまえ [òtókómáé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞to̞ko̞ma̠e̞]

Noun

おとこまえ • (otokomaeをとこまへ (wotokomafe)?

  1. man's appearance, man's looks
    (かお)(おとこ)(まえ)
    kao ga otokomae
    having a masculine face
  2. outstanding manliness
    (おとこ)(まえ)(こた)
    otokomae no kotae
    manly answer

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN