► 名詞
男の子 [(1)おとこのこ] meaning: boy rank: 1
☆ 彼は男の子を欲しがっている ⇨ He wants a baby boy, son
少年 [しょうねん] meaning: boy rank: 1
☆ おい、そこの少年！ ⇨ Hey you, a young boy over there!
☆ 僕の少年時代 ⇨ My days as a young boy
☆ 少年雑誌 ⇨ Magazines for young boys
男子 [(1)だんし] [coll] meaning: boy rank: 2
☆ 草食系男子 ⇨ Herbivorous boys. Docile, asexual young men
坊主 [(1)ぼうず] [coll] [rude] [男] meaning: boy rank: 2
☆ おい、こら、坊主！ ⇨ Hey, you, kid!
男児 [(1)だんじ] [liter] meaning: boy rank: 3
☆ 彼女は男児を出産した ⇨ She delivered a boy
☆ 日本男児の有るべき姿 ⇨ The ideal way Japanese young men are supposed to be
坊や [(1)ぼうや] [coll] [contempt] meaning: boy rank: 3
☆ 坊やがいっちょ前の口利くな ⇨ You little boy, don’t talk like a real man
坊や [(1)ぼうや] [coll] [女] meaning: boy rank: 3
☆ ああ、可愛い坊や ⇨ Oh, what a cute little boy (☛ A little boy. Typically used by women)
洟垂れ小僧 [はなたれこぞう] [coll] [contempt] meaning: boy rank: 4
☆ あの洟垂れ小僧が！ ⇨ That damn snotty brat! (☛ Literally “runny-nose kid”)