男性（だんせい、dansei）
- male

The Japanese word 男性 男性 (だんせい, dansei) means "male," "man," or "men" in the context of the male gender. It refers to an adult human male or males in general. It's a formal and common word used in various situations. It does not refer to someone's specific age, but to the sex.

⚫︎男性の意見も聞きましょう。 Translation: Let's also listen to the men's opinions. ⚫︎その会社は男性社員が多い。 Translation: That company has many male employees. ⚫︎この映画の主人公は男性です。 Translation: The main character of this movie is male.

⚫︎You would use 男性 in formal and informal contexts. ⚫︎It's suitable when you want to refer to men as a group or to specify someone's gender. ⚫︎It's commonly used in everyday conversations, news reports, official documents, and literature.

⚫︎The word is written in kanji as 男性. ⚫︎The reading is だんせい in hiragana. ⚫︎There is no variation in the okurigana.

⚫︎男(おとこ, otoko) - "man," "male." (More casual and general.) ⚫︎男の人(おとこのひと, otoko no hito) - "man," "male person." (More specific and polite.) ⚫︎男性陣(だんせいじん, danseijin) - "the men," "the male group." (Refers to a group of men.)

⚫︎女性(じょせい, josei) - "female," "woman." ⚫︎女の人(おんなのひと, onna no hito) - "woman," "female person."

そのパーティーには、多くの男性が参加しました。 ・Translation: Many men participated in that party. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 男性 to describe the gender of the people who attended the party.

男性と女性の役割は社会によって異なります。 ・Translation: The roles of men and women differ depending on the society. ・Explanation: This sentence compares the roles of men and women, using both 男性 and 女性.

The word 男性 is composed of two kanji: 男 (dan), meaning "man" or "male," and 性 (sei), meaning "sex," "gender," or "nature." Therefore, 男性 literally means "male sex/gender" or "the nature of a male."