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男子生徒 (danshiseito) Japanese meaning: schoolboy | Kotomora

男だん子し生せい徒と

だ

ん

し

せ

い

と

Meanings

1

schoolboy; male student

Refers specifically to a male student, typically in a school context. Neutral term.

その男だん子し生せい徒とは毎まい日にち図と書しょ館

かん

で

勉べん

強きょう

し

て

いる

。

That male student studies in the library every day.

男だん子し生せい徒とたちが校こう庭ていでサッカーをしている。

The schoolboys are playing soccer in the schoolyard.

Kanji

男male
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
生life, genuine, birth
徒on foot, junior, emptiness

Related words

女じょ子し生せい徒と
Refers to a female student; the counterpart to 男子生徒.
男だん子し学がく生せい
Also means 'male student', but 学生 is broader (including university students), while 生徒 is typically for elementary to high school students.

Opposites

女じょ子し生せい徒と
schoolgirl; female student

Built from

男だん子し+生せい徒と

Etymology

Compound of 男子 (だんし, 'boy, male') and 生徒 (せいと, 'student').