少年愛

Chinese

		early youth; juvenile; youngster	to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
trad. (少年愛)		少年	愛
simp. (少年爱)		少年	爱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàonián'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàonián'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàonián-ài
    • Wade–Giles: shao⁴-nien²-ai⁴
    • Yale: shàu-nyán-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shawnianay
    • Palladius: шаоняньай (šaonjanʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 少年愛

1. pederasty

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
少	年	愛
しょう Grade: 2	ねん Grade: 1	あい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

少(しょう)年(ねん) (shōnen, “boy”) + 愛(あい) (ai, “love”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːnẽ̞ɰ̃a̠i]

Noun

少(しょう)年(ねん)愛(あい) • (shōnen'ai) 

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) pederasty, love toward boys

Synonyms

• (pederasty): 少(しょう)年(ねん)愛(あい)嗜(し)好(こう) (shōnen'aishikō)