＊言 can be read as "koto" when used in, for instance, 言葉(kotoba), words. ＊言 can also be read as "i" when used as the stem of the verb 言う(iu), "to say". ＊言 can also be read as "gen" when used in, for instance, 言語(gengo), language. ＊言(gen) can also be used to refer to "word(s), statement, remark" by itself. ＊言 can also be read as "gon" depending on the context and what kanji you use it with to make a compound word. ---------------------- ＊男 can be read as "otoko" by itself, meaning "a man, a guy". ＊男 can be read as "dan" when used in, for example, 男性(dansei), "male". ＊男 can also be read as "nan" or "o", depending on the context, or what kanji you use it with.

言 (Gen/Kotoba)=word. (sometimes read as "zen", mainly in 言語 "gengo/zengo" meaning "lanugage".) 男 (Otoko)=man.