male virginity; male virgin
Refers specifically to a male who has not had sexual intercourse, or the state of being one. Often used in contrast to 処女 (female virgin).
See also: 処女
He is still a virgin.
He lost his virginity after becoming a university student.
To lose one's virginity (as a male).
Catholic nun; sister
Christian term for a nun or religious sister. Rare in everyday Japanese; mostly encountered in religious contexts.
She devoted her life as a nun in the convent.
He's a bit awkward about romance because of his lack of experience.
バージン is a casual loanword for 'virgin' that can apply to either sex, whereas 童貞 is the native Japanese term restricted to males.
童貞 is the standard, neutral term for male virginity, while ＤＴ is its casual internet-slang abbreviation, often used jokingly or self-deprecatingly.
童貞 refers specifically to a male who has never had sexual intercourse, while 処女 is the parallel term used for a female virgin.
童貞 (どうてい) means male virginity, while 童子 (どうじ) simply means 'child'; they share the kanji 童 but are unrelated in meaning.
処女 refers to a female virgin, while 童貞 refers specifically to a male virgin, so learners must not swap them when specifying gender.
immaculate conception; virgin birth
losing one's virginity (male)
loss of male virginity
androgenesis
man who has only had sex with sex workers
The kanji 童 (child) and 貞 (chastity) combine to suggest 'childlike chastity', but the exact historical derivation is uncertain. The word is conventionally used for male virginity.