No. 795 in Japanese
男
Man; male.
In a sentence
彼は正直な男です。
He is an honest man.
The word '男' in this sentence refers to 'man' as a person of male gender.
その男は公園でジョギングをしています。
That man is jogging in the park.
Here '男' is used to specify 'that man' as the subject in a description.
彼は男らしくふるまおうとしている。
He is trying to act manly.
In this sentence, '男' is part of the phrase '男らしく', meaning 'manly', referring to characteristics associated with being a man.
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