Word Meaning いい男

いいおとこ iiotoko

いい男 is read as いいおとこ (iiotoko) and means influential person (esp. in the yakuza).

Meaning

English

  1. influential person (esp. in the yakuza)
  2. sumo wrestler
  3. good guy
  4. great guy
  5. handsome man
  6. looker

Reading

Kana

いいおとこ

Romaji

iiotoko

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 121948 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

おとこ

man

長男

ちょうなん

eldest son (may be the only son)

大男

おおおとこ

big man

三男

さんなん

third son

一男

いちなん

boy

年男

としおとこ

man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

山男

やまおとこ

giant

中年男

ちゅうねんおとこ

middle-aged man

中男

ちゅうなん

man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system)

大の男

だいのおとこ

adult man

五男

ごなん

fifth son

四男

よんなん

fourth son

Example Sentences

10

He's quite handsome, isn't he?

You got yourself a nice guy.

My husband is a good man.

He is tremendously handsome.

However that's only for handsome men.

There aren't many blokes that nice!

Guys that handsome are few and far between.

Do you prefer cute guys or guys who have class?

Paul is so pleasant a person that everybody likes him at once.

Forget about this guy. There are a lot of men better than him in this world.