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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShonen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shonen
"Dieses Shonen-Manga ist weltweit sehr beliebt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A genre of Japanese manga and anime marketed primarily to young teenage males, typically characterized by action-packed plots, themes of camaraderie, and male protagonists.
"He spends his weekends collecting volumes of his favorite shonen manga series." - 2
A young boy or youth, used in specific Japanese cultural contexts.
"The traditional folktale tells the story of a brave shonen who saved his village."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is derived from the Japanese word 'shōnen' (少年), literally meaning 'boy' or 'youth' (composed of the kanji 少 for 'few/little' and 年 for 'year'). In English, it has been adopted as a loanword primarily referring to a genre of Japanese manga and anime targeted at a young male demographic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shonen" is said worldwide
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shōnen
Transliteration: shonen
"Il adore lire ce manga shōnen chaque semaine."
Shonen
Transliteration: shonen
"Dieses Shonen-Manga ist weltweit sehr beliebt."
shonen
Transliteration: shonen
"Ho comprato l'ultimo volume di quel famoso shonen."
shōnen
Transliteration: shonen
"El género shōnen es muy popular entre los jóvenes."
shōnen
Transliteration: shonen
"Ele assiste a muitos animes do estilo shōnen."
शोनेन मंगा
Transliteration: shonen manga
"यह शोनेन मंगा युवाओं के बीच बहुत प्रसिद्ध है।"
少年漫画
Transliteration: shàonián mànhuà
"这部少年漫画连载了很多年。"
소년 만화
Transliteration: sonyeon manhwa
"그는 액션이 가득한 소년 만화를 좋아한다."
少年
Transliteration: shōnen
"彼は少年向けの漫画をよく読みます。"
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