《linguistics》masculine noun
「男」 has other readings with different meanings.
man; male
male
son
woman; girl; daughter
baron
masculine noun
男子トイレはあちらだ。
The men's restroom is over there.
男女平等は大切なことだと思う。
I think gender equality is important.
このクラスは男子が女子より三人多いらしい。
It seems there are three more boys than girls in this class.