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The Japanese word for boy is
男の子

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boy

Japanese Definition


boy
     1. 名詞. 少年、男の子、小僧
     2. 名詞. ボーイ、男の召使い。
     3. 間投詞. boy
     4. 間投詞. 驚きの表現
           例文: Boy! that was good!



Translations for boy and their definitions

男の子
     1. n. (from 1711) a boy


少年
     1. n. a boy, a young man
           少年時代 - childhood, boyhood
           少年はこの漫画が大好きで、もう売り切れになっています。 - Boys really like this manga, and it's already sold out.


男子
     1. n. a male ; a guy
     2. n. * Note: in terms of grammar and linguistics, the word solely means a "male". However, abroad it is often translated as "boy" to contrast to the term 男性, which refers to a man in general. The differenc


坊や
     1. n. A boy


ボーイ
     1. n. boy
     2. n. bellboy, (male) bellhop, porter, page
     3. n. (male) waiter




男性
     1. n. man, boy, male person
     2. n. (grammar) masculine gender


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