少年

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 See also 2 Korean 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Mandarin 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.3 References 4 Min Nan 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.2.1 Related terms 4.3 See also

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	年

[edit] Etymology

/seunen/ > /syoːnen/ [ɕoːnen].

[edit] Noun

少年 (hiragana しょうねん, romaji shōnen, historical hiragana せうねん)

1. boy, young man

[edit] Derived terms

• 少年愛嗜好
• 少年院
• 少年会
• 少年感化院
• 少年鑑別所
• 少年少女
• 少年審判所
• 少年団
• 少年犯罪

[edit] See also

• 子供 (kodomo), “‘child’”)
• 少女 (shōjo), “‘young girl’”)
• 女性 (josei), “‘lady (adult woman)’”)
• 青年 (seinen), “‘young man’”)

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[edit] Korean

Hanja in this word
少	年

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /so:njʌn/

[edit] Noun

少年 (sonyeon, hangeul 소년)

1. boy, young person

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

少年

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ʂao˥˩niɛn˧˥ ]

[edit] Noun

少年 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shàonián)

1. (Elementary Mandarin) early youth (from ten to sixteen)
2. (Elementary Mandarin) juvenile

[edit] References

• Wu, Jingrong (ed.) (1985). The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English). Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press. ISBN 0471867969.
• Shao, Jingmin (ed.) (2000). HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English). Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers. ISBN 7561720785.
• "少年 (in Mandarin/English)." Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2008-11-02.

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[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

少年

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ɕiau˥˧lɪɛn˧˥ ]

[edit] Adjective

少年 (traditional and simplified, POJ siàu-liân)

1. young

[edit] Related terms

• 少年人 (siàu-liân-lâng)

[edit] See also

• (Mandarin) trad. 年輕, simpl. 年轻 (niánqīng)