美少年
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Meanings
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beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
Refers to a young male, typically in his teens, with strikingly attractive, often delicate or androgynous features. Common in manga, anime, and idol culture.
He is the most beautiful boy in the class.
That pretty boy is working as a model.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉が美少年として登場するfor someone to appear (in a story) as a beautiful boy
In that anime, the protagonist appears as a beautiful boy.
- 美少年に育つto grow up into a beautiful boy
People said he would grow up to be a beautiful boy even when he was little.
- 美少年役を演じるto play the role of a beautiful-boy character
That young actor caused a stir by playing a beautiful-boy role.