少しょう年ねん愛あい

noun

pederasty; boy love

Historical or formal term for sexual relationships between men and adolescent boys, often in a classical or cross-cultural context. Not a neutral everyday word; carries academic or historical weight.

• 古こ代だいギリシャでは少しょう年ねん愛あいが文ぶん化か的てきに認みとめられていた時じ代だいもある。

  In ancient Greece, there were periods when pederasty was culturally accepted.

noun

shōnen-ai; boys' love (manga subgenre)

Manga/anime slang for a subgenre depicting romantic relationships between boys, often softer and less explicit than yaoi. Compare ボーイズラブ (BL).

See also: ボーイズラブ

• 彼かの女じょは少しょう年ねん愛あいの同どう人じん誌しを集あつめている。

  She collects shōnen-ai doujinshi.