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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
結婚しない
kekkonn shinai
(who) don’t get married
男子」の
dannshi” no
men
ことです。
koto desu.
(this) refers to
結婚できる
kekkonn dekiru
are able to get married
が、
ga,
but
結婚しないことを
kekkonn shinai koto wo
not to [get married]
選んでいる
erannde iru
prefer
男性を
dannsei wo
(these) men
指します。
sashi masu.
(the word) implies (that)
4月
shi gatsu
April
から
kara
kara
6月
roku gatsu
June
にかけて
ni kakete
between
放送された
housou sareta
(which) was broadcast
テレビドラマ
terebi’dorama
(the) TV drama
「東京独身男子」
“tokyou dokushinn dannshi”
Tokyo Single Men
で
de
in
使われた
tsukawareta
used
言葉
kotoba
(this) word
です。
desu.
was
結婚できない
kekkonn dekinai
(who) cannot marry
男性は
dannsei ha
those <men>
「KD男子」、
“kd dannshi,”
(refer to) KD man to
女性であれば
joshi de areba
(while equivalent terms) for women
「女子」を
“joshi” wo
(AK woman and KD) woman
使います。
tsukai masu.
are
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