喪男
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喪 | 男 |
| も Grade: S | お Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喪 | 男 |
| も Grade: S | おとこ Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 喪 | 男 |
| も Grade: S | だん Grade: 1 |
| yutōyomi | |
Etymology
From モテない (motenai, “unpopular”) + 男 (“man; male”). モテない (motenai) was shortened to モ (mo) and was assigned the kanji 喪 (mo, “mourning”).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞o̞]
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞o̞to̞ko̞]
- Yutōyomi
- IPA(key): [mo̞dã̠ɴ]
Noun
喪男 (hiragana もお, rōmaji moo, alternative reading もおとこ, rōmaji mootoko, alternative reading もだん, rōmaji modan)
- (Internet slang) unpopular man; unpopular guy
See also
- 喪女