| Word form | otoko |
| Original script | 男 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | noun “man”. If used attributively, it can also mean “male” |
| Grammatical info | When used attributively, followed by the particle no. |
| Analyzability | unanalyzable |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 古事記 (712) |
| Comparison with Korean | Class 3: (K term means ’companion’ and is obsolete in the meaning ’husband’, the J term also has a suffix): K pës > MK pët, pëc(i)- > *bes/bec/bet. (114, cf. otto) |
| Register | General |
| Numeric frequency | 440.3 |