草食系男子

Reading

Kana: そうしょくけいだんし

Romaji: soushokukeidanshi

Definition

noun

1

young men who are not competitive as in tradition male stereotypes, including in the avid pursuit of money and sex, and who may also be kind, co-operative and family-oriented

See also: 草食男子 (reading そうしょくだんし, entry #1)

Kanji

草

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ

Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

系

Reading: ケイ

Meanings: lineage, system

男

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お

Meaning: male

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac