東男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
東 男
あずま
Grade: 2 		おとこ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

東 (azuma, “east”) +‎ 男 (otoko, “man”)

Noun

東(あずま)男(おとこ) • (azumaotoko) 

  1. a man from eastern Japan (historically, particularly Edo) where men are often thought of as manlier
    東(あずま)男(おとこ)に京(きょう)女(おんな)
    azumaotoko ni kyōonna
    the manliest men from Edo, the womanliest women from Kyoto

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