健けん児じ

noun

stalwart youth; vigorous young man

A somewhat literary or formal term for a strong, healthy, and spirited young man. Often used in historical or elevated contexts.

• 彼かれはまさに現げん代だいの健けん児じだ。

  He is truly a stalwart youth of the modern age.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには村むらを守まもる健けん児じが登とう場じょうする。

  In old tales, a stalwart youth who protects the village appears.