Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 男勝り(おとこまさり) in Japanese

男勝り
Kana Reading
おとこまさり
Romaji
otokomasari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    (of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
    Example sentence
    彼は男まさりの姉に育てられた。 He was bought up by his strong willed sister.

Examples of 男勝り, おとこまさり in a sentence

Kanji in this word

男 JLPT 5

7 strokes

male

On'Yomi: ダン, ナン

Kun'Yomi: おとこ, お

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勝 JLPT 3

12 strokes

victory, win, prevail, excel

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ

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