Vocab Info
N3 Noun
少年boy, juvenile, young boy, youth, lad
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
boy
Noun
2.
juvenile, child
usu. in legal contexts
All Forms
少年 【しょうねん】
Common・Uncommon
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し
ょ
う
ね
ん
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その少年は僕の友達の弟だ。
That boy is my friend's younger brother.
12歳の少年が事件に巻き込まれてしまいました。
A 12-year-old boy got caught up in an incident.
では、なぜあの少年は万引きをしようとしたのですか?
So why did that boy try to shoplift?
最近は女の子の間でも少年向けの漫画が人気だと聞きました。
I heard that recently even girls are into manga that is more suitable for boys.
山で遭難していた三人の少年のそれぞれの無事が確認されたと聞き安堵した。
I was relieved to hear that the three boys who were lost in the mountains were found safe.
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