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N3 Noun

少年(しょうねん)boy, juvenile, young boy, youth, lad

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      boy

    2. Noun

      2.

      juvenile, child

      usu. in legal contexts

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    少年 【しょうねん】

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      その少年(しょうねん)(ぼく)友達(ともだち)(おとうと)だ。

      That boy is my friend's younger brother.

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      12(さい)少年(しょうねん)事件(じけん)()()まれてしまいました。

      A 12-year-old boy got caught up in an incident.

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      では、なぜあの少年(しょうねん)万引(まんび)きをしようとしたのですか?

      So why did that boy try to shoplift?

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      最近(さいきん)(おんな)()(あいだ)でも少年(しょうねん)()けの漫画(まんが)人気(にんき)だと()きました。

      I heard that recently even girls are into manga that is more suitable for boys.

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      (やま)遭難(そうなん)していた(さん)(にん)少年(しょうねん)のそれぞれの無事(ぶじ)確認(かくにん)されたと()安堵(あんど)した。

      I was relieved to hear that the three boys who were lost in the mountains were found safe.

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