AK Man

New Expressions & Buzzwords | AK男子

AK Man

This refers to men who purposely don’t get married. The word implies that these men are able to get married, but prefer not to. This word was used in the TV drama “Tokyo Single Men,” which was broadcast between April and June. “KD man” refers to those who cannot marry, while equivalent terms for women are “AK woman” and “KD woman.”

「あえて
“aete
purposely
結婚けっこんしない
kekkonn shinai
(who) don’t get married
男子だんし」の
dannshi” no
men
ことです。
koto desu.
(this) refers to
結婚けっこんできる
kekkonn dekiru
are able to get married
が、
ga,
but
結婚けっこんしないことを
kekkonn shinai koto wo
not to [get married]
えらんでいる
erannde iru
prefer
男性だんせい
dannsei wo
(these) men
します。
sashi masu.
(the word) implies (that)
4月しがつ
shi gatsu
April
から
kara
kara
6月ろくがつ
roku gatsu
June
にかけて
ni kakete
between
放送ほうそうされた
housou sareta
(which) was broadcast
テレビドラマてれびどらま
terebi’dorama
(the) TV drama
東京とうきょう独身どくしん男子だんし
“tokyou dokushinn dannshi”
Tokyo Single Men
de
in
使つかわれた
tsukawareta
used
言葉ことば
kotoba
(this) word
です。
desu.
was
結婚けっこんできない
kekkonn dekinai
(who) cannot marry
男性だんせい
dannsei ha
those <men>
KDけーでぃー男子だんし」、
“kd dannshi,”
(refer to) KD man to
女性じょせいであれば
joshi de areba
(while equivalent terms) for women
女子じょし」を
“joshi” wo
(AK woman and KD) woman
使つかいます。
tsukai masu.
are

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