少年

This is the 510th most frequent Japanese word.


少年

"少年" means "boy" or "young boy."


Here, '少年' denotes a young male individual, commonly translated as 'boy'.

少年は公園でサッカーをしています。

The boy is playing soccer in the park.


'少年' is used here to represent the target audience of the book, referring to young males.

この本は少年向けに書かれています。

This book is written for boys.


In this sentence, '少年' refers to the childhood period of the speaker as a young male.

私が少年だった頃、よく漫画を読みました。

When I was a boy, I often read comics.