下男

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	男
しも Grade: 1	おとこ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
下	男
げ Grade: 1	なん Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げなん [géꜜnàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞nã̠ɴ]

Noun

下(げ)男(なん) • (genan)
下(しも)男(おとこ) • (shimootoko) ^{←しもをとこ (simowotoko)^?}

a manservant
Synonym: 下僕 (geboku)

See also

下(げ)人(にん) (genin, “servant”)

References

“下男”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025