Word Meaning 男達

おとこだて otokodate

男達 is read as おとこだて (otokodate) and means ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry.

Meaning

English

  1. ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
  2. chivalrous spirit
  3. heroic defence of the weak
  4. chivalrous man
  5. champion of justice
  6. knight in shining armor

Reading

Kana

おとこだて

Romaji

otokodate

Writing Variants

  • 男伊達 おとこだて otokodate

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 90903 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

男友達

おとこともだち

male friend

男性

だんせい

masculine gender

男優

だんゆう

(male) actor

男声

だんせい

male voice

男女同権

だんじょどうけん

equal rights among men and women

男体化

なんたいか

female-to-male gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)

男女共同参画会議

だんじょきょうどうさんかくかいぎ

Council for Gender Equality

男女共学

だんじょきょうがく

co-education

男性化

だんせいか

masculinization

男女共用

だんじょきょうよう

unisex

男女共同参画

だんじょきょうどうさんかく

gender equality

男性用

だんせいよう

for use by men

Example Sentences

1

However men, seeking the contents of that safe, kidnap Hana. And those men were really detectives.